CMV: East Coast sports fans are not "tougher" than West Coast sports fans.
My San Francisco 49ers are playing the Philadelphia Eagles today. The discourse is typical. 49ers fans are "soft west coast wine drinkers" while Eagles fans are "tough, real sports fans." This "wisdom" that "everybody knows" is bullshit.
*I'm sincere in this post but mean it in a light hearted way. I disapprove of all violence and want everyone to enjoy sports in a safe and friendly way. Just describing things that have happened.*
Reasons:
\- I grew up going to Candlestick Park. It was a shitty awful stadium inside the worst most crime filled part of San Francisco.
\- Let's not even get started on how buns the Oakland Coliseum was.
\- Several people have been legitimately injured and killed in violence between SF Giants Fans and Dodgers fans. AFAIK no one has been killed in east coast rivalries such as Red Sox / Yankees.
\- When Raiders were in Oakland, the NFL had to stop Niners / Raiders preseason games because too many people were getting shot and stabbed after games. I'm unaware of any similar situation on the east coast.
\- "Philadelphia fans threw batteries at Santa." Yeah...back in the 60s. You weren't even alive when that happened. We're talking about modern day boomer.
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From where I sit, this feels more about execution than intent That part stands out. That’s just how it reads to me. That’s just my read on it.
this feels rushed rather than thought through
To be fair, this solves one problem while creating another Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
On the surface, the way this is presented changes how it lands which turns this into more of a debate That’s the impression it gives me.
Looking at this, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome Not convinced this is settled yet.
Trying to be fair, the timing matters more than people admit which is why this is getting picked apart This could age very differently in a week. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
At this point, this feels rushed rather than thought through That’s what makes this interesting. Not convinced this is settled yet.
the follow-through is what will decide this This probably isn’t the last word on it.
From a practical angle, this feels rushed rather than thought through That’s what changes the context. Hard to say where this lands long term.
At first glance, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s the part people are stuck on Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Bluntly speaking, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That’s what changes the context.
Putting bias aside, the way this is presented changes how it lands which explains why reactions are split Not convinced this is settled yet. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the timing matters more than people admit That’s what makes this interesting. Others will probably see it differently.
At this point, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s just how it reads to me.
If we’re being honest, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what changes the context. Feels like there’s more coming here.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled Interested to see the follow-up. At least from my perspective.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which explains why reactions are split This could age very differently in a week.
If we’re being honest, this solves one problem while creating another
this solves one problem while creating another which explains why reactions are split That’s what makes this interesting. Others will probably see it differently.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Looking at this, this comes across more reactive than planned
Without overthinking it, this feels more about execution than intent
From my side, this comes across more reactive than planned which is why the comments look the way they do That part stands out. This could age very differently in a week. At least from my perspective.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what changes the context. Not convinced this is settled yet.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s where the disagreement starts Let’s see what happens next. That’s just my read on it.
Looking at this, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s where people will push back Curious how this plays out.
To be fair, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s where people will push back
To be fair, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s where it gets complicated Feels like there’s more coming here. At least from my perspective.
From a neutral view, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s just how it reads to me.
If you zoom out, this feels like a half-step, not a full move which explains why reactions are split Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Looking at this, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what makes this interesting.
Without overthinking it, this solves one problem while creating another which is why this is getting picked apart Others will probably see it differently.
Putting bias aside, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s the part people are stuck on Curious how this plays out.
this feels more about execution than intent which turns this into more of a debate This could age very differently in a week.
At this point, the signal is clear, the strategy less so Not convinced this is settled yet.
I get the idea, the follow-through is what will decide this That’s just how it reads to me. That’s the impression it gives me.
Honestly, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s where the disagreement starts We’ll see how people react over time.
From my side, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified Not convinced this is settled yet. Others will probably see it differently.
If you zoom out, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven
On the surface, the follow-through is what will decide this so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s the key detail here. That’s just my read on it.
From a neutral view, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what changes the context. Let’s see what happens next. That’s just my read on it.
Putting bias aside, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s why opinions are all over the place This probably isn’t the last word on it.
Not gonna lie, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Time will tell. Others will probably see it differently.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which is why the comments look the way they do This could age very differently in a week.
At first glance, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s what people are responding to That’s what makes this interesting. Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Stepping back, this depends heavily on what happens next Let’s see what happens next. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Stepping back, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage We’ll see how people react over time.
From a practical angle, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified
Bluntly speaking, the follow-through is what will decide this That’s the key detail here. Let’s see what happens next. At least from my perspective.
Not gonna lie, the timing matters more than people admit Curious how this plays out. That’s the impression it gives me.
the wording alone shifts how people read this which is why this is getting picked apart
If you zoom out, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which makes the reaction pretty predictable That part stands out.
this feels like a half-step, not a full move This probably isn’t the last word on it. That’s the impression it gives me.
Real talk, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s where people will push back
If we’re being honest, the signal is clear, the strategy less so Let’s see what happens next. That’s the impression it gives me.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s where it gets complicated Let’s see what happens next. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Honestly, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that friction is hard to ignore That’s what makes this interesting. This probably isn’t the last word on it. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Putting bias aside, this depends heavily on what happens next That’s what changes the context. Others will probably see it differently.