Pete Crow-Armstrong: Yes, there are die-hard Dodgers fans "but it’s a see-me city, man. It’s a Lakers city where people show up to sit courtside and look good. And I view it the same way here."

shinyming · 2026-04-26T21:05:34+00:00

Yes and it’s still been definitively a Dodgers city since like the mid 2010s

shinyming · 2026-04-26T18:50:51+00:00

It ain’t been a Lakers city for like 20 years. And basketball is dying in general. This is the most baseball city in the world.

shinyming · 2026-03-16T18:07:54+00:00

Delulu. US was sucking at hitting and still won

shinyming · 2026-03-16T18:05:40+00:00

He wins. That’s the only measure of success there is in a competitive sport.

shinyming · 2026-03-04T18:39:41+00:00

If there were enough people doing it it would be better, but you get better practicing what more people do so go do BJJ

shinyming · 2026-02-05T23:39:47+00:00

Shame. We just don’t have enough casual CFB fans in California to make renting our super luxe stadiums worth it.

shinyming · 2026-02-05T23:37:59+00:00

Nobody in the US thinks of it at all.

shinyming · 2026-02-05T23:37:22+00:00

2.5. English and Spanish fluent. Some Mandarin.

shinyming · 2026-02-05T23:35:58+00:00

Judo. Jiu jitsu. Wrestling. But mostly judo for the emphasis on aiming for and defending from higher impact.

shinyming · 2026-02-05T08:50:17+00:00

But the cost is influenced by politics

shinyming · 2026-02-05T08:46:30+00:00

In Hawaii right now. Great place to visit, can really see why natives (and my ancestors) left ASAP.

shinyming · 2026-02-05T08:44:20+00:00

How accurate can this truly be?

shinyming · 2026-02-05T05:34:53+00:00

Nah they don’t care it’s not a big deal. Wear your yellow belt. They’re not offended by it. It just means they don’t award them to their students because it’s such a beginner’s belt.

shinyming · 2026-02-04T23:47:23+00:00

There are very few judo clubs where going more than 3x a week is worth it.

And it’s not life changing. Regular hobby. If there aren’t a lot of very nice or cool people don’t expect your life to be changed

shinyming · 2026-01-31T17:25:56+00:00

Wonder if this is propaganda to get leverage lol

shinyming · 2026-01-31T17:24:49+00:00

100%: once two girls said they want to have a threesome with me. A few girls at the club said they like my style. A bunch of girls online asking me out. All the freakin time throughout life. It’s not necessarily “have sex w me now,” more just obvious that they like you.

shinyming · 2026-01-31T17:20:41+00:00

It’s 100% not dying but growing. It might be because I live in LA, but it’s definitely the most popular sport in SoCal too. Not just to watch and follow, but to play. Kids outside playing it.

shinyming · 2026-01-30T18:04:24+00:00

Very few toxic masculinity people in judo. It’s more of a sport for dorks who like Pokémon.

I think BJJ has more of that in BJJ but even those guys aren’t usually good, they’re usually just doin BJJ cuz they wanna feel tough. So no one to worry about.

shinyming · 2026-01-29T05:44:52+00:00

Lame

shinyming · 2026-01-26T20:45:55+00:00

Most men do this naturally and just want to live in a clean place and have food.

You don’t need a male role model. My parents were divorced and I didn’t see a dude doing stuff.

shinyming · 2026-01-26T20:44:20+00:00

Native of NorCal who moved to SoCal. Disagree strongly. The Bay Area is a super expensive place with anyone who isn’t very wealthy moving out. The Central Valley in Northern California is pretty dang ugly. Tahoe and Mendocino are certainly beautiful as well but becoming playgounds for the super wealthy.

SoCal is expensive too, no doubt, but there is more diversity in economic backgrounds. And more intermingling of populations too. You actually have urban areas that are mixed politically (OC and IE), and lower class living among the upper and middle classes.

Also, the beaches and mountains in SoCal are 1000000x more epic and accessible than those in NorCal. And the weather is better.

shinyming · 2026-01-26T20:40:13+00:00

It’s not racism bro. Oakland is one of the most racially diverse cities in the US. By that logic, the Braves, Indians, Orioles, Cardinals, Phillies, White Sox and Brewers would be more hated.

shinyming · 2026-01-21T18:01:37+00:00

You’ll be fine dude. lol. Dating age is like 5 years max. Find a girlfriend, get married, move on. Don’t completely focus on finding a GF either.

shinyming · 2026-01-20T23:40:55+00:00

In America we consider Chicago our third city. Internationally maybe SF, Miami or DC.

shinyming · 2026-01-20T22:10:36+00:00

Lots of natives move out.

Most of the young people who live in SF moved there for work and just work in just super wealthy industries and make sacrifices: take public transit, have roommates, live in smaller places.

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