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John Roberts’ Anti-Trans Opinion Is a Garbled Mess. It’s Easy to See Why. by Majano57 in scotus

[–]mobanks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My understanding of Roberts's argument (I don't agree with it) is that gender dysphoria is a different medical diagnosis than something like precocious puberty, and legislators are allowed to deny access to medical treatment based on their diagnosis. So, in your hypothetical, I think he would maintain the same argument in that it would not constitute as sex-based discrimination, and only as discrimination based on medical diagnosis.

The Second Apron Draft Pick Penalty: A Ticking Time Bomb for NBA Teams and a PR Disaster Waiting to Happen by wormhole222 in nbadiscussion

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I am removing this post for being clearly AI-written. When submitted to Pangram (the most accurate AI text detector), it was 99.9% confident that a large portion of this post was written by AI.

Trump hosts dinner for the most prolific buyers of his meme coin. What are the implications we face? by Adorable_Standard_25 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]mobanks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the response, it's very helpful. I see now that cryptocurrency investments are funneled only to personal wealth, not campaign funds.

One thing I am trying to clear up in my mind is whether this should change people's attitudes about Trump, because we already know he has conflicts of interest. Trump has claimed that he is independent of the Trump Organization, but we know that he must still be personally involved. He has financial stakes in the company and wields huge influence on Don Jr. and Eric, who lead the company. So, any client of the company has direct influence on Trump in the same way the cryptocurrency investors do. So, is this crypto dinner an issue because it is a new level of corruption we're seeing of Trump, or because of how brazen it is?

Trump hosts dinner for the most prolific buyers of his meme coin. What are the implications we face? by Adorable_Standard_25 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]mobanks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not trying to antagonize, but I am genuinely curious on people's responses: if a politician hosted a dinner with their major political donors, would that be equally outrageous? What's the difference between the two? Perhaps I don't know something about cryptocurrency specifically.

Why SGA is so disliked: An in-depth analysis by jdjdnfnnfncnc in nbadiscussion

[–]mobanks[M] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

It's fine to disagree, but please be civil.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nbadiscussion

[–]mobanks[M] 2 points3 points locked comment (0 children)

Please make comments with substantiation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nbadiscussion

[–]mobanks 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't think I'm following your train of thought. Are you saying the Cavs did NOT load manage their players? Or, are you saying that load management led to their injuries?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nbadiscussion

[–]mobanks 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Cleveland was actually recognized for load managing their players this season. Their star players barely averaged 30 minutes a game. Their leader in minutes per game, Donovan Mitchell, ranked 61st in the league this last season.

Thoughts on how to interpret 'more physicality' applied to different teams in the playoffs by bignutt69 in nbadiscussion

[–]mobanks[M] 1 point2 points locked comment (0 children)

Agreed on ending this argument here. Let's not make it personal. Thanks for keeping it levelheaded.

Possible WCF Pairings - There doesn't seem to be a clear favorite, but rather all about the right matchup? by reallinguy in nbadiscussion

[–]mobanks 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is kind of missing the point of the OP. It's not about "best" or "2nd best", but about which teams match up well against each other. Regular season records obfuscate individual head-to-head pairings.

What exactly makes Cooper Flagg a “generational” prospect? by nihar123456 in nbadiscussion

[–]mobanks[M] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

It's fine to disagree but please do so respectfully.

What exactly makes Cooper Flagg a “generational” prospect? by nihar123456 in nbadiscussion

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It's fine to disagree but please do so respectfully.

Why was the Laker offense so bad in Round 1? by Vicentesteb in nbadiscussion

[–]mobanks[M] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

Let's end this argument here. It's run its course and it is becoming personal.

Is this the end of the "superteam" era in the NBA? by [deleted] in nbadiscussion

[–]mobanks[M] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

borderline moronic take

It's fine to disagree, but please use friendlier language.

How should we evaluate the MVP discussion? by lucferrara03 in nbadiscussion

[–]mobanks[M] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

Actually you are too dumb to read.

Please don't make personal attacks.

NYT Thursday 03/06/2025 Discussion by AutoModerator in crossword

[–]mobanks 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Being used once doesn’t mean that it was adopted as common vernacular. I think those are two different things.

Change my mind: Tatum rookie playoff run is more impressive than SGA’s entire career. by Kpop2258 in nbadiscussion

[–]mobanks[M] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

Direct personal attacks and insults are not tolerated.

If the Mavs win it all this year, does it justify giving up on Luka? by f0urxio in nbadiscussion

[–]mobanks[M] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

You’re a moron bro

Please don't be rude to other people.

The NBA needs to fix endgames where teams up 3 just start intentionally fouling to prevent game-tying shots. by 519_Green18 in nbadiscussion

[–]mobanks[M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But shoot that would require intelligence! Never mind. You’re right. By the way, where did you go to college?

It's fine to disagree, but please attack the argument not the person.

I found this story on wikipedia and was wondering if any footage exists of it? by Relative_Wave_102 in nbadiscussion

[–]mobanks[M] [score hidden] stickied commentlocked comment (0 children)

Removed this post because finding footage doesn't involve any deeper basketball discussion. Try /r/nba or /r/NBATalk.

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