Nobody really asks for any salacious/titillating story. It's (nearly) completely avoidable like any news
Just want to respond to this in a calm way. It's not possible to avoid if you follow the news. Following the news right now is especially important if you want to be an informed citizen and that has never been more important in my lifetime. Ergo, you will see this story. Then it depends on how weird the story is whether or not you delve into it. Seeing as how things look horribly awry with it, one wonders what is going on. Anybody with an elderly parent in cognitive decline naturally worries about something like this happening. For instance, see Terminalxylem's thread about his father-in-law.
There is nothing malicious about seeing that and saying, "****, that person might not be able to defend himself from this." Doesn't matter who he is or what his current position is. We just had a completely incompetent and demented person running our country for four years and it's quite possible we're witness to that again. It's easily hidden and compensated for, so just because he's about to coach UNC gives me no solace. It's something that as America ages, we have to be really careful about.
So in sum, no, it wasn't avoidable. It then wasn't something we necessarily should be minding our own business about because one of the people involved may not be able to consent to some harmful behavior. $8-9M is a lot of money.
Etc., etc., etc.
What percentage of people in this thread do you think saw this story during their regular non-FBG day, versus the percent that saw it first here on FBG?
OP and (maybe) you I'm guessing maybe saw it in your regular news browsing. I would venture to guess everyone else saw it first here on FBG, and not in their regular day to day news.
If there weren't a thread about it on FBG, I would not have seen anything about this.
I honestly don't know. I mean, if you were preparing for your fantasy football draft and were on Twitter/X, you could not avoid it. I only follow Matt Harmon, Ian Hartitz, David Zach, The Podfather, JJ Zachariason, Adam Levitan, and Mike Clay. That's it. So the algorithm takes that and I get Barstool Sports and others trumpeting the story. It wasn't even the people I follow, it's just football news, apparently.
Let's take a look at a basic Google search. Yeah, it's been all over the place. I mean, if you visit ESPN it's there. If you read the Athletic it's there. I mean, this is really hard to get away from. I'm surprised you haven't seen it. CBS Sports ran with it. The interview was called "viral" by CNN, ABC, Fox, and other major news sources and networks. Editor and Publisher had an article about it. Yahoo covered it. USA Today, People, New York Post, Boston.com, etc., etc., ad nauseam. I don't think there's a news publication that hasn't reported on it or weighed in.
If it needs to be within the culture, Saturday Night Live weighed in on it in their cold open. I heard John Mulaney did a sketch about it (though that might not be accurate). I mean, you had to be living under a rock (no offense) to miss the story.
https://youtu.be/bicokNHXgJQ.
What's even crazier about the fact that SNL did their cold open about it is that the introduction of the topic earned an audible gasp from the audience, who
all freaking knew the story!!
Sorry to go on a tangent or sound dogmatic and upset, but I think it would behoove people to really think for a moment about telling others to MYOB or that they're choosing this.
They aren't choosing it. And they're trying (or at least I am) to mind my own business while still getting the stories of the day. It's unavoidable. Peace, man, and I understand you and Andy have good intentions; you're just living in an alternate reality than the rest of us.