No, getting up at 530 and working long hours is not what made these people successful.  What made them successful is probably their work ethic, drive, and determination, which also probably spurs them to get up early and work long hours.  It’s not that they’re saints and have never failed.  It’s just that they’re…

You are speaking WAY too honestly and intelligently for the likes of this comment section. I agree with everything you’ve said and I applaud you for continuing to communicate it.

Well, yes, the column was biased in that the author was writing explicitly about his own feelings on the matter. And in fact, your statement that you think is ripe for evisceration:

OCULUS.

Isn’t the “I’m responsible for my own abuse” a typical response by victims, and one that I would assume you normally employ empathy and understanding to overturn?  Or is that just for people whose political opinions you agree with?

powerful men who do not abuse women are participants in a culture that permits and even celebrates an attack on women’s bodies

Well done.  Just well done, all around.

K, these people are shitheads, but this?

I get what you’re saying, but sometimes those “crazy conspiracies” end up being true, and all the techniques you’ve listed still serve to discredit them:

Oh, it’s not just you. It’s a common mistake in the US.  I mean, it’s not even a phonetic spelling - it’s actually pronounced “vwa-lah” (or close enough).  And I admit I’m being that guy.  But I just think that if I were saying something wrong I would want someone to call me out. :)

Whala! It’s working just fine for me and my wife.

Atari generation... Not a great game, honestly.

I get this too, and try this out - stretch your calves. Stretch/rotate your ankles as well, but mainly stretch the calves.  No idea why it works, but it does (at least for me).

Agreed.  I don’t remember who said it, but when Trump was elected I remember one comedian or another saying that it was the end of comedy for 4-8 years.

omg what is this from??

I agree with you here, but also keep in mind that this means accepting that the the ally who is vigorously and repeatedly challenged, questioned and not trusted is being treated as such because of their skin colour, which is the exact thing that the ally (and his/her friends) are protesting.

We live in a country where the 1st Amendment is a right of the people

This whole article is bonkers.

Let’s be fair. Throwing a tennis racket and name-calling IS acting out, having a meltdown, etc. But totally granted, men have been allowed to get away with it for some reason, and shouldn’t.