The high school teacher was wrong not only because there was an institutional power disparity, but also because there was an intellectual power disparity. It’s not up for interpretation.

I agree. I was just responding to the person who said since the exec dated an employee that this shouldn’t be a surprise. I think you should have the benefit of the doubt in life the first time you do something that is in a grey area. So it is OK for Stephen to be surprised so long as he acknowledges that his surprise…

IDK my high school teacher dated a student like the minute after she graduated. He was maybe 30-35 and she was 18. Of course, they said the relationship started AFTER she graduated, but that is likely BS.

lol, yeah these pieces that literally just point to real (and simple) data and say, “this seems unnecessary.”

Ah, yes, of course. And what about the puppy mills, am I right? Does anybody want to talk about vaccines or abortion rights?

Try saying that you aren’t sure about how we should do bathrooms for trans people on jezz. End of your internet day

Are you commenting on the article about the nfl game? don’t want to scroll up and verify, but I agree.

getting 501 with the minimum nine throws during a darts tournament in Blackpool, England. This is essentially the darts version of a perfect game

“What will I accomplish today? I know! I’ll post my opinion on a site where everyone disagrees with me”

There’s no such things as “a sailor” anymore, FYI

“This story about a single runaway boat has led me to conclude that a majority of Americans suffer from rampant mental illness”

Good counterpoint. Let me come back at you with a stunning and convincing rebuttal:

OK, so instead it was a terrible, totally inexplicable coaching gaffe, like leaving pedro in.

That isn’t bulletproof logic. The key to charting carbon consumption is infrastructure. If there are roads and automobiles and air conditioners available, people will use these things. It isn’t like if somebody in Africa had an air conditioner then wouldn’t use it because they were African.

I’m gonna start a petition to stop people from telling young adults not to smoke. Who cares if it is unhealthy, it is their choice to smoke, and nobody should be allowed to make counterarguments because then somebody who smokes might have hurt feelings. 

“Finally, I saw how hard it would be to cash in on this paradigm shift, personally”

She is a reflection of your bosses and politicians

So do you have a drinking problem or a WoW problem? This could be a robust debate

What part of the “500 million a day” figure isn’t a lie, considering it’s days sole source is a 9 year old child with nothing to back up the claim?

ok, fair enough. I guess I misread that you were upset about the material lie about 500 million a day versus the lie that a straw ban will actually make a “difference,” however one defines that.