And I choose to believe that Bran sent him to the Night’s Watch knowing exactly what would happen - that Jon would go North with the wildlings where he would be happier. That it was a “punishment” that satisfied those who wanted him dead and also a favor to his brother.

Hmm, if only there were a way to prevent this from happening... something like a cap on salaries...

Golf is fun, you get to go outside, drink with your friends and have a friendly competition for a few hours.

Don’t be that guy.

You need to be about 95% less mad about this.

Let people enjoy things. Even when they’re made by brands.

You might be the only person that’s happy that another big star didn’t go to the Yankees, Red Sox or Dodgers.

It’s better than the Lakers saying “Hey, we’re the Lakers and we’re taking this player from you because we’re big and have lots of money.” That’s how soccer works, and soccer is terrible.

You need to be about 95% less angry about this.

From a college football perspective, I actually think the “sitting out a year” rule is a good thing. People with skills essential to your organization have non-compete clauses all the time and players enter an agreement with the university and vice versa. When a kid completes his end of the agreement (graduates) he…

This line of thinking doesn’t track - no one watches NASCAR to see if Ford beats Chevy. I personally don’t really care which Big Brand finishes first. It’s about the drivers and the teams more than the make of the car. Which is why it’s more interesting to me than F1 - in F1, you’re rooting for a brand. That’s dumb.

Counterpoint: Do whatever it takes to get the damn call right. It’s worth the extra 2 minutes of my life.

This. But that doesn’t fit in with Deadspin’s editorial viewpoint, which is “You should be able to make as much money as soon as possible with no restrictions until you hit a certain point, at which all of your money must be taken from you because you’re a bad person.”

You’re right, the point I’m trying to make probably lends itself to some pretty dramatic underselling. I’m just trying to say that generating wealth can be done slowly and methodically with smart decision making over the long term and how that can snowball into what’s resented as “trust fund” money.

I really don’t think I am - I only had 1 parent who went to college, and the one that did didn’t get some trust fund job. Neither came from money at all. I didn’t have any magical “connections” either - I just went to an in-state public school known for their corporate job placement.

The incredulity with which people are reacting to this is unbelievable. Now yes, $100k is a lot for a 25 year old. I’m 25 and I’m making $80k-$85k per year, but that’s after a promotion to a position I’ll probably be in until my 30s.

I can’t wait until everyone is tired of paying separately for a million different streaming services and someone gets rich by selling them a package of all channels and services at a single price. We could call it... cable.

That’s funny considering soccer is The Big Bang Theory of sports.

Awesome for the kids. I will continue to not watch the G-League and watch college basketball instead.

We get it - you hate the brands. You don’t need to spend hours and hours writing these pieces to remind us of that.