He or she is just that.
In addition to a troll. Please stop feeding it. Thanks.
Help out us lazy folks - what post or posts make you think he or she does not actually hold the beliefs he or she is putting forth, but is only trying to get a reaction?
That would be the repetition of “every major sport causes inevitable major damage to the body” with absolutely nothing offered to back up the statement even when asked several times.
Not to mention calling volleyball and tennis “inherently violent sports,” which if not trolling is certainly idiotic.
I have known people that believe that sports have no merit. I have an uncle that thinks music has no merit. It can happen and that is hardly the most extremist view that I have seen some honestly take in GD. Some people take a position that they only hold a little and turn it into a debate just to see how all the arguments, including their own, unfold. There is nothing wrong with that.
Kind of reminds me of myself in high school.
- Start with a premise of something people should want (usually just something that I really wanted)
- Go to illogical extremes of how everyone should think and behave to bring about (1)
- Declare that everyone not doing and believing (2) is irrational and unenlightened compared to me
Needless to say, I didn’t date much then. Life gets better when you understand that real people don’t act like the aliens of the week on Star Trek.
A little help here? I can’t find a single place where he/she makes that claim.
I’ve found these claims:
“Baseball, football, basketball, and hockey are all taken for granted as a risk for major bodily injury”
“Athletics carried to the extreme of the “professional” (not to mention some amateurs) are generally quite damaging to the individual over time”
“Running in the manner required for tennis causes inevitable damage over time”
But nothing saying that every major sport causes inevitable major damage to the body.
Now, now, I think you should face up to your lack of subtlety.
By referring to myself as Nothing Special I am saying that I am BOTH Nothing AND Special!
These are somewhat contrary terms. Chew on it for awhile.
Oh, and I‘m male, but thanks for the compliment of your uncertainty.
I believe in everything that I post! There is no alternative!
I wanted to be a good athlete in high school. I did it. It was a bad thing for me to try to do.
It is a bad thing for anyone to try to do. So, why do people try to do it?
Those who engage in normal sports are inherently irrational. They have to be to risk such damage.
I dated a lot back then, and now. Athletes often do. It is normal athletics that destroy you, not dating.
And people behave very much as the characters on Star Trek (at least TOS). TOS constitutes many excellent object lessons in human behavior.
Yeah, he’s either a troll or incredibly dense. We should stop feeding it and hope it goes away. I hear that participationg in message boards inevitably leads to damage. Why do people keep doing it? :rolleyes:
A thoroughly useless and pointless response. Can anyone do better?
Defeatism is fatal! We must avoid it!
At this point I’m guessing that the severe damage he suffered because of sports must’ve involved several heavy slams to the noggin.
This was my favorite post by him in that thread. He relates what he does for fun.
Basically, Nothing Special, you live your life like a cow. You walk, you eat vegetables, you occasionally run, you stretch to feel good and you indulge in your generative instincts. You also seem to think people should be more like yourself so I’ll chalk that up to herd mentality. There is a difference between life and living, from existing and experiencing the opportunities and pleasures of this world as human beings. We get one shot at this and the last thing I want on my tombstone is “He was pretty safe while he existed”. Sports aren’t my thing either but in a near infinity of human experiences to share in and contribute to, the ones that are without risk and really noteworthy are a minute fraction of what is available.
The problem is that he’s not arguing, just repeating himself and making more and more loony statements, occasionally ignoring counter-arguments. It looks like it’s an attempt to provoke a reaction, not a debate. Before my last post in the thread, he said
So he’s not generally claiming that sports are bad. He’s specifically claiming that all sports lead directly to severe injury. Therefore, somehow, it’s bad to do them or watch them.
I’m voting for “fielded line drives with his forehead.”
I was asked for the top 5 of what I do for fun. I reported them. They are all good things. You don’t care for one or more of them, that’s tough shit for you.
Do cows write? If so, I want to know about it. Please cite.
I’m clearly a herd of one, and that doesn’t constitute much of a herd. Your own herd I will leave you to.
And on your own tombstone, what? “He was an idiot who ended his own life far earlier than need be through his own self destruction? And a bunch of people paid him well for it, too! Too bad he was always in such pain, but there you are.”
Hmm let me see if I can speak to you in a language you will understand.
Mooo… Moo moo… Mooo mooo mooo moo… Mooooooooooo. Fuck off… Moooooo.
I imagine that they’ll put something about not suffering fools gladly on my tombstone, though smiting them sometimes cause me pain it was always worth it.
You got picked last for kickball a lot in elementary school, didn’t you?
I prefer my vegetables preprocessed in the form of a burger or steak.