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LCHorn

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  1. I think this has been a good discussion, as several posters up thread pointed out (and nary a word about Trump, thank God for the respite). It's hard to have a good discussion without there being some provocation, and I'm appreciative of @Bozo_Casanova for being willing to take the live fire this weekend. I deleted something from my previous post in regards to your question about solutions because I didn't want to speak more for him than I already have (and you addressed the question to him), but I think just acknowledgment is kind of what the author is looking for. Yes, policies that lift everyone up and more correctly point the finger at entrenched interests and gatekeepers is the right prescription, but just acknowledging that there are losers in the effort for fairer representation seems a hard task for many people here.
  2. That's not what he does; the author is specifically attributing the result to white males a generation or two ahead of him in the career ladder, not the historically underrepresented groups who found themselves with improved employment opportunities.
  3. You and I both clearly feel the same on this, and I also think it's why @Bozo_Casanova is getting accused of being condescending. He is, in my opinion, condescending of a general "if THEY feel that way it's their own fucking problem" response that makes up a good number of the posts in the thread.
  4. Interesting this hasn't had a comment since September... Caught it just now at the Bullock IMAX--it's LONG. Amazing spectacle and no one does 3D like Cameron. It's worth the price of the admission in this venue but I'm not sure it's spectacular enough otherwise to warrant theatrical. I prefer the first two; better, more digestible screenplays.
  5. To be fair, I read his post with a general sense of incredulity, too, and it appears supported by data. Richard Reeves discusses this further on his substack That said, whether it's because of shitty parents, shitty values, systemic or policy choices, etc., their grievance is a problem politically and that's at the heart of the discussion.
  6. I'm less concerned with the plight of unemployed white male screenwriters, but I do think there's an increasing gender imbalance amongst college graduates that seems impolite to bring up in progressive circles, and it's a good example of a general blind spot amongst progressives when it comes to issues that don't fit conveniently within their historical promotion of civil rights.
  7. You think Sarkisian concerns himself with the opinions of the lunatics here?
  8. Its sports, you’re supposed to hit the media with a cliche and move on.
  9. Dammit, now I have to order one, too.
  10. On the one hand I understand your point, on the other I'm personally a little weary of this "what does the data show?" skepticism that has forced everyone to be mini-economists in order in order to justify "correct" beliefs and I think sometimes it gets in the way of having a north star politically. If you think there's electoral value in entirely de-legitimizing the author's complaint, be my guest. My concern is that this mentality is what led to Trump 2.0, and whether it's white males, the working class, or farmers who live in the dildo of consequences thread, I'd like the Democrats and progressives to not treat any group at least somewhat sympathetic as apostates.
  11. Forget the fact the author's choice of profession and personal weaknesses make him a poor representative of his own viewpoints--the issue that @Bozo_Casanova keeps raising is that HE believes it, and he's not a unicorn in his belief.
  12. I do wonder if the offense is starved a little on the NIL front because Sarkisian doesn’t trust Kwiatkowski to add much value in recruiting and they have to overpay to attract and retain players on that side of the field. Bobby and Gerry appear pretty adamant it’s entirely about the style of defense, fwiw.
  13. It wouldn’t be an outrageous expectation coming off the 2024 defensive performance, having junior coaches become desirable enough to get promotions, etc. Remember that a lot of football organization takes its cues from the military in a “you’re always training your replacement” culture and coordinators should be working to get their position coaches ready to be a coordinator, the head coach should be training the coordinators to be a head coach, etc.
  14. It’s good, you should read it. Moreover, anyone wanting to see the US dig itself out of the MAGA size hole in our electorate needs to better understand any group’s sense of disenfranchisement, whether or not you agree with its justification.
  15. I have a suspicion that this isn’t really about the 2025 season performance, it’s at least partially about the 2025 offseason when Sarkisian disappeared. It sounds like he trusted Kwiatkowski to handle some things, maybe hiring, maybe recruiting, and got let down.
  16. I just finished the article and want to let it stew a bit, but since I baited you into making the thread I'll chime in about this. My wife works for a FAANG firm and showed me pictures from the Christmas party from the firm's headquarters in California and there are virtually no white male faces in the pictures (old or young). I doubt it's because of DEI (it's preponderantly SE and E Asians that make up the attendees), but it does seem to align to an outcome that has the results described in the essay. That said, I think it's interesting that the author's seems to be overly focused on industries that are under a lot of employment stress to begin with. Education, journalism, and film and tv production have all had a rough decade. FWIW, the talk in film circles is that Sundance has gotten swallowed whole by the representation and identity focused programmers, and it's kinda ruined their ability to help promote indie films.
  17. This--I think posters are thinking it's 2015 rules.
  18. I am a little curious about what's changed in the WNBA that justifies a price tag of $250m when the Comets couldn't find a buyer at $10m 13 years ago.
  19. I like selling high on Brito after his AFL performance and I’ve never been a believer in Melton. Even if Verlander is coming back, I think we need to add another starter besides Burrows.
  20. Jacob Savage, Millenial White Men are getting the shaft I'm actually reading it now so I can recite the catechisms to @Bozo_Casanova😉
  21. I wish you would, I don't think we have enough single topic threads on the board and it means everything kind of gets sucked into the various Trump threads.
  22. I prefer it be at a later date and in prison, if we live that long.
  23. This, also it’s an area where Scipio feels he has some expertise…
  24. On the bright side, at least security blanket Nansen wasn't promoted to full DC...
  25. That actually is kind of a pattern we’ve seen across college football when the head coach is also a coordinator, particularly at A&M.
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