Because that one was over double the length of the record before it and this one is closer to a 35% increase.

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Haha, I was overdramatic, sorry bout that!

Cool. You don’t like to watch football.

I can definitely see the presentation of football being off putting. I think the biggest thing is that chart is the description of shots of players just standing around. During that time there is strategy happening. Where someone lines up, how then other side responds and the back and forth from there represent the “grand strategy” of the game. If you’re into it, this can be a very compelling part. It’s an important part of the game that establishes and ebb ad flow and gives you a chance to try to figure out the strategies and where things are heading, I’m always wrong :). Outside of that part, that “dead air” I think helps generate a lot of the communal aspect of watching it. It’s a time for folks to chat about what’s happening in the game, debate about what a catch is, grab some snacks, and chat about other things.

Imagine something like chess, even less time with “action,” at least is some game types. But it can still hold the attention and interest of the people watching. If someone were to walk in with no knowledge they would probably wonder why there’s all this downtime and how could anyone enjoy it. Not sure if that’s the best metaphor but it’s what I’ve got at the moment.

It really is just somebody without interest or knowledge of someone’s activity then coming in to mock. Just makes it seem like they’re trying to be superior and yuck someone else’s yum.

Hope that answered at least some of what you were asking and makes some level of sense :)

ETA: Ads suck. Finding more ways to inject advertising sucks. Doing Picture in Picture ads sucks. You will not find me disagreeing with that aspect in any way ;)

This talking point only reveals your own ignorance of the sport. Which is fine, nobody needs to know or enjoy football. But having an ignorant take to complain about what someone else enjoys just shows that’s there’s a good chance you don’t care and only want to complain about something you don’t enjoy.

Which congress would have voted for it?

So many words, so little value

I do understand that, it just seems like bringing up a random fact that has no bearing on the actual discussion and seems like it’s missing some additional context to actually be funny.

But, again, totally accepting that I’m the one it’s just not clicking with :)

Thanks for trying though, my skull must just be too thick!

I’m whooshing pretty hard because I still don’t understand what the joke is, but I’ll just assume that’s on me :)

Thanks for trying to help me understand!

What does that have to do with a situation that’s not in France?

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You had me doubting that I knew who Eric Adams is.

Well done :)

Great lengths are gone to, to avoid responding to direct questions. If you can accuse the other person of being in a bad group (bot, capitalist, not actually left, from an instance I don’t like, etc) then you can avoid reflecting on your own philosophies and the flaws that exist in it. Cognitive dissonance avoided and upvotes gained, pretty compelling for our brains.

Cool

Have you done actual research or are you assuming because it feels right, it must be?

That your girlfriend?

It’s important to me that when someone makes a big claim they back it up. The challenge is that the article doesn’t say what was claimed.

I didn’t make the claim therefore nothing for me to back up.

Still being lazy I see