@TheeZiggyStar@BoWallaceBurner For sure man. AC unit’s out back, we’re heading to the lake house for the weekend so just make sure it’s fixed by the time we’re back
@MTMaverick123@gina_scooter I think part of this is a symptom of generally less intelligent people thinking they have what it takes to start their own business. Smarter people are less willing to take risks in general and less likely to start a small business
@seattleops@CredibleXpert@woodyVSworld The offsides is a bit off putting but I could get behind soccer if they didn’t reward players for faking injuries. Pretending you’re hurt to gain an advantage is a very cowardly and third world thing to do
@seattleops@CredibleXpert@woodyVSworld While the ball is possessed by the quarterback you’re allowed to outrun the defense. In soccer when you possess the ball you are forced to stay with the last man
@DavidNesmith18@Unixsystem13@StephenFleming I was lucky enough that my $12/hour summer job was all staffed by kids from my community. That’s how you get kids to do underpaid jobs, by creating a civic community and hiring from within. That isn’t happening anymore, since outsiders will take lower pay
@DavidNesmith18@Unixsystem13@StephenFleming Summer jobs are far more rare than they used to be, and pay much less when adjusted for purchasing power. Immigrants and non-community members take those jobs because they live in ghettos or in subsidized housing. (1/2)
@DavidNesmith18@Unixsystem13@StephenFleming It’s more of a generational mistake that needs to be fixed, not an individual failing. The same way that some in my generation (gen Z) need to buckle down and stop being pussies about everything.
@DavidNesmith18@Unixsystem13@StephenFleming This is a small symptom of the civilizational decline that has been ushered in, in large part, by the boomer generation. Voting for expansionist immigration policies to cheapen labor, enacting regulations to protect their existing assets (cars, houses, etc.) (1/2)
@krolanhel@itsweenertime@starbursterfilm There’s not a market for whatever ideal situation you’re describing here. If you want a sport to thrive you can’t police and browbeat people who watch sports (almost exclusively men)
@OtisCam03403212@theRealStabler@KirkHerbstreit Why didn’t they? The catchers were objectively slower to pop and didn’t throw as hard as they do now. Are there any stats that show catchers were better defensively back then?
@RichB02318864@catchfirebsbl@KirkHerbstreit Fielding percentages league-wide are up considerably from the 90s and the early 2000s. You just don’t know that you’re watching a more optimized game nowadays