Pablo S

Yo soy Rock! Un hombre ni demasiado joven ni demasiado viejo, ni demasiado guapo ni demasiado feo, con mucho pasado pero con mas porvenir.

[Deftones @deftones]

happy birthday, @stefdodoubleg.

📷: @audiomassacre

[Pablo S @dedgedsword]

@deftones @stefdodoubleg @audiomassacre Maestro que tengas un chingóny gran día

[Tarik Skubal @TarikSkubal]

🫡

[César A. Hidalgo @cesifoti]

Argentina’s behavioral crisis in the World Cup final has brought to light traits many of us in Latin America have internalized and that we need to come to terms with.

In many countries, emotional self-control and the ability to admit mistakes are seen as virtues. A behavioral problem in parts of Latin America is that there are social circles where the opposite is often celebrated.

This is the idea that someone who remains in control of their emotions is a coward or, depending on the situation, a traitor.

If someone offends you, your family, your team, the reaction that is celebrated in these circles is not restraint but flipping the table. The more berserk you go, the more you show that you care. That is a harmful value to hold, and also, one that many of us once shared. I certainly had it internalized when I left Chile 20+ years ago. In fact, I’ve spent much of my adult life trying to unlearn what I grew up believing was the socially acceptable behavior.

The second trait is an unwillingness to admit mistakes. You can always find an excuse, move the goalposts, or, once again, start a fight instead of publicly accepting that you’ve made a mistake. Admitting fault is a sign of weakness. Defending a losing position is a symbol of courage or, in sports, a test of loyalty.

Together, these two traits are behavioral dynamite. People explode because they cannot admit fault, and double down. Instead of learning from their mistakes, they become prisoners of them.

I grew up watching football with my father. When I was 10 or so, I was learning what was right and wrong from the way he interpreted the game. This included behavior both on and off the field. Only later in life did I realize that every penalty he called for, or contested, had little to do with the play itself. Whether a call was fair depended entirely on which team benefited. He was happy if his team received a nonexistent penalty or an opposing player got an undeserved red card.

These traits are among the things that pushed me away from the continent. They are certainly not exclusive to Latin America or the Southern Cone. I’ve encountered them in people all over the world. In an important sense, these are behaviors that all of us exhibit as children. What strikes me as unusual from the place I am from is having been part of social circles where these behaviors were not seen as flaws of character but as virtues to be admired, celebrated, and enforced.

These excessive forms of pride are not conducive to learning. They make it psychologically difficult to update one’s beliefs, accept responsibility, or improve. Although they become particularly visible in sports, they are by no means confined to them.

Something I am proud to have learned is to apologize quickly and often. Not because it is too difficult, but because it was like learning a new language at old age. That doesn’t mean becoming a pushover. But I’ve learned that a man who never apologizes cannot be a man of integrity, because we all make mistakes.

Argentina’s behavior on and off the field during the World Cup final was, to me, a particularly blatant expression of values that many people continue to defend. In some circles, these attitudes have become intertwined with ideas of national identity and loyalty. Yet they are shackles that ultimately limit our development, not because they make us lose a football match, but because they make it harder for us to learn from our mistakes.

The right thing to do now is the least likely: offer an honest apology. If my interpretation is even partially correct, we are more likely to see the opposite. Never back down. Never apologize. Never control your emotions. There is such a thing as having the wrong values. I hope that one day we can do better.

[Pablo S @dedgedsword]

@FelipaoCaicedo Argenfifa se beneficio desde el sorteo sin discusiones

[Mark Ogden @MarkOgden_]

Argentina players with their backs to the Spain trophy presentation

[Pablo S @dedgedsword]

@arlowhite Offside is offside by an inch or a feet whether we like it or not.

[Pablo S @dedgedsword]

@El_Neb Todo tipo de tretas lo justifican en pos de "ganar", en su liga, en la copa america, en el mundial y no lo ven mal porque creen que todo vale.

[LeBron James @KingJames]

No, THANK YOU! Truly a honor to wear the 💜💛 while trying to continuing the greatness & legacies that came before me! Hope I made a few proud during my stint. 🙏🏾🫡👑

[Pablo S @dedgedsword]

@hdemauleon Eres grande Héctor e hiciste bien como periodista pero todos sabemos que la información es verídica

[José Díaz @JJDiazMachuca]

“Es grotesco, la podredumbre a la que llegó El Universal es increíble, de no creerse”
— Claudia Sheinbaum, furiosa en la mañanera por la republicación de la entrevista a Monsiváis.

Mientras tanto, en El Sol de México del 3 de agosto de 1999, Carlos Monsiváis dijo:

“El PRD sede de caníbales políticos”.

Sobre Andrés Manuel López Obrador:

“Lo estimo mucho como ser humano y como político, pero está loco, completamente loco. Tiene desmedidos sueños de grandeza. Quiere ser un moderno Julio César o Nerón.

No lo apoyo. Lo estimo mucho, pero eso no significa que comparta sus aspiraciones personales”.

La entrevista existe. Las palabras existen.
27 años después, México las está sufriendo.

Y la 4T se rasga las vestiduras porque sale a la luz.
La verdad duele, presidente @Claudiashein .

@JulissaCastroD1

[Pablo Viruega @PabloViruega]

Primera entrevista de #KarimLopez #Mexico 🇲🇽 como jugador de #NBA seleccionado por #Grizzlies #Memphis

Entrevista de @fer_tirado
#NBADraft @NBAMEX

[Vocero @DonVocero]

AMLO no escribió una carta para:
Las madres buscadoras
Los niños y mujeres con cáncer
Los indígenas desplazados
Los desaparecidos
La economía estancada
AMLO sí escribió una carta para defender a Narcopolíticos.

[Maru Campos @MaruCampos_G]

Quiero platicarles algo que hoy está ocurriendo, porque es lamentablemente increíble y terrible.

En las últimas semanas se ha levantado contra mí todo el aparato del poder.
Y hace unas horas recibí un citatorio para otra audiencia por una denuncia que presentó Javier Corral en mi contra.

Aunque pretendan paralizar al Gobierno del Estado con citatorios y audiencias, nosotros no vamos a dejar de dar resultados.
Seguiré trabajando con toda mi fuerza por las familias de Chihuahua.

#CuentaConmigo

[The Ricky Gervais Clips @gervaisclips]

“Everyone agrees with free speech until they hear something they don't like.” - Ricky Gervais

[Pablo S @dedgedsword]

@vdiaz3 @ArturoErdely Esa utopía no es sostenible, la mayoría de la población no está capacitada ni lo estará para tareas de especialización, no todos pueden ser ingenieros debe haber carniceros, basureros, enfermeros, etcétera

[Pablo S @dedgedsword]

@ArturoErdely Cómo es que las empresas no entienden que dependen de sus consumidores y la mayoría de sus consumidores dependen de trabajos básicos.

[Pablo S @dedgedsword]

@FinisimaPersona 1. Queen
2. Bon Jovi
3. Nirvana
4. Pantera
4. Metallica
5. Pearl Jam
6. Stratovarius
7. Radiohead
8. Queens of the Stone Age
9. Mastodon
10. Nuevamente Metallica

[Los Angeles Dodgers @Dodgers]

GOT 'EM.

[Rubén Cortés @Ruben_Cortes]

Casualmente…. se acaban de convertir en cenizas los archivos del desfalco de 20 mil millones de pesos en Segalmex.

Sí, Ignacio Ovalle ya va a poder dormir tranquilo por el resto de sus días, lleno de lana y una vida apacible, porque se acaban de incendiar las oficinas centrales de Alimentación para el Bienestar en Zacatecas, donde estaban todos los archivos de dependencia.
Recordemos que Alimentación para el Bienestar es hoy lo que era Segalmex de YSQ.
Así… que adiós al esclarecimiento de la Estafa del Siglo. Y, a todas estas ¿qué cuentas va a rendir por esto María Luisa Albores, actual directora?