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  1. 5 minutes ago, gyroprotagonist said:

    your ears are full of shit if that is what you are hearing from my post.  there is no CR in my post at all, why invoke political BS here?  abbott was too much of a pussy to handle the negative feels he got from the mah freedom crowd so he dumped that shit onto the shoulders of the Texas businesses.  What a fucking hero he is.  smh.  but at least we are not talking about how he and his appointees fucked up the power grid much anymore or the push to take away employees rights to sue over C19 protocols their employer takes (or doesn't take).

    All i said was that in Dallas, not much seems to have changed despite the order.  In other parts of Texas I am sure it's different.  I am curious if any large retailers are saying no mask needed, come on in.  There are a few places in Dallas like Eatily (sp?) that don't require masks.  Some hate it, some like it.  it's a restaurant so in-room dining has little to do with wearing a mask anyway.  eat inside or don't, who GAF?

    Put me in the category of anxiously awaiting what happens for GAF topics.

  2. 39 minutes ago, Newdoc said:

    I can assure you that our country is not “obsessed” with fitness. Half of all adults presently or at one time in their adult life, meet/met the criteria for obesity.  The author lives in some kind of Gold’s gym/crossfit bubble.

    I too had that reaction. My first thought was: "wait, I thought we were all fast-food-addicted fatties." That's when I realized he's just bloviating to fit the narrative.

  3. 3 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

    Your dad's death is one of over 500,000 outliers, and is clearly a hoax.

    For the 10,000th time, there were a lot of sane "middle paths" through this pandemic.  The only time we were ever on one was as we careened across it, bashing from one extreme guardrail to the opposite extreme guardrail.

    We had a spreading viral illness that was unquestionably going to seriously sicken and kill many more people than any viral illness had done, in short order, since the 1918 flu pandemic.  We also had some ability to reduce that effect by taking extreme protective measures with our most vulnerable, and moderate protective measures (varying based on location and outbreak intensity) throughout.....but all we did was fight about it from the extremes.  It was maddening.  It still is.

    All I wanted from the get-go was the best understanding we had, and then some clearly articulated policy with clearly articulated goals, with the backstop of "we're learning new stuff about this every day, so we may change our course as the information dictates."  We didn't really have that....from anywhere.  Left, right, middle, we just didn't get it.

    Could not have said it better.

  4. 1 hour ago, gyroprotagonist said:

    What major businesses have waived mask mandates?  my grocery store, the pool store, the liquor store, home depot etc.. are still requiring masks as i hit up all of those this weekend in Dallas.  Yes, we are 'open' but anecdotally, not much has changed for me.  kids are still required to wear one at school and they have not bitched about it one time this year despite doing this since Sept. 

    the whole 'did masks do anything?' debate is just going to get further muddied in the public mind.  Oh well, worry about that later.  shit is looking up and and it's awesome to see the vax rolling in.  not going to debbie downer this shit. 

    So what I hear you say is maybe some of the histrionics over Abbott's lifting of the statewide mask mandate was mere political theater?

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  5. We've basically lived a normal life since May. Was in Mexico the first day it re-opened last June, did summer vacation in the states, and Spring Break in Chicago this year. Didn't miss a family holiday. To each his own - that's the great thing about freedom. I still enjoy the look on my Northeastern and California co-workers faces when I tell them about our lives.

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  6. 3 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

    Yeah, this is where I'm at.  I can't explain why I think he'd be a good coach with out going all Pepe Silvia, but I just have a feeling he'd do well here.

    Same. Part of me is like, we're a football school so WTF not roll the dice knowing you're either going to catch lightening in a bottle or hiring a new coach in two years ... the realist is like make the smart choice and don't risk burning bridges with a proven, great coach. Rationally, Ivey does have the resume to run a multi-million-dollar business, which is a big part of the head guy's job.

  7. 8 minutes ago, Ridingtosunset said:

    Influencers are a problem. But then again, that's capitalism. We have a generation of kids that think they'll make their living online, and there's only so much room for that. Not to mention how unhealthy it is. 

    I know this will be unpopular, but pornography is a very real issue. I do think there is a psychological distinction between watching an actual "porno," which by definition implies a very real level of fantasy. But watching a "girl next door" on PornHub sharing a double-dildo with her roommate while blowing her boyfriend makes it hard to get up for missionary with a solid 7. The democratization and proliferation of porn is not without consequences.

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  8. In all seriousness, I think this probably is one of the myriad aspects of life that social media has completely disrupted. Having one's self-image and social value derived from the number of likes and followers one has does not catalyst real human connection either health or unhealthy. Add that to the obvious impossible standards created by the filtered "influencers." Sure Gen X looked at porn and had supermodels, but subconsciously most of us realized they were the airbrushed exception. When you see thousands of physically perfect girls next door online all day, hard to find satisfaction in a non-airbrushed, normal hottie at the local dive bar. Social media has promulgated FOMO an dissatisfaction in all aspects of life, so of course sex would be part of it.

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  9. 1 hour ago, Dahobbs said:

    Is there something in particular about the reporting of this event that triggers those feelings? I just don't understand why this particular event has engendered this response. 

    I was not speaking specifically about this event; my point was more general but in the in context of the discussion around whether this even was or was not being politicized and by whom.

  10. 7 minutes ago, F250 said:

     

    There is an obvious political undercurrent in this thread and everyone is pretending that there isn't one. It's a little fucking weird because this place is full of grown ass men and the behavior is juvenile. Just say what you think and stand by it. The internet isn't going to break if you are upfront with your opinions.

    Generally, I do not think it is helpful when we try to nationalize small, local events. Each time something happens in some town does not necessarily speak to our national identity, history, culture, politics, etc. That's exponentially exacerbated by a garbage media that sees no value in checking facts, seeking context, or verifying information.

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  11. 23 hours ago, Johnny Sack said:

    The ones that say if you properly wear a cloth mask, which no one does, covid transmission may be reduced by two percent?

    That’s some game changing shit right there.  

    That's where I think there is a lot of rationale disconnect in the mask question. Of course, properly fitted, medical grade masks will help. But virtually no one is properly fitting, medical-grade masks. Dr. Fauci said a year ago that cloth masks probably do more harm than good for the reasons you noted - people play with them then touch their faces and other items in public as well as the false sense of security risk. Once it became a political football and critical virtue signal, all reasonable discussion went out the door. Now masks basically are political theater. That being said, I still happily wear mine.

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  12. 1 hour ago, Helobious said:

    I’m so sick of this “I’m happy/sad about a crime because it fits/doesn’t fit my narrative”. People on the right whine about Muslims and immigrants from shithole countries coming and then fake cry when one of them gets killed by black criminals. People on the left turn a blind eye to this shit because it doesn’t fit the narrative they want to push. All the while no one actually cares about this man that was murdered. 

    Worst of all, I don’t really care too much either. It’s sad but people get murdered everyday. 

    He's not wrong you know.

  13. 20 hours ago, RexWilson said:

    So aggy brought their own longhorn stickers just to be able to be place them upside down on the longhorn logo on the racebib.

    Good to see aggy going woke and all-in on the men in women's sports thing.

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