this photo was really disgusting and unnecessary.

Does it matter to anyone here that there may be a chance that Winston is not a “vile piece of anything”? In today’s hairtrigger environment, would it be possible to fathom that people are innocent until proven guilty? Or does that also get thrown by the wayside, like free speech:

I would preach caution on holding up this film and its producers as exemplary seekers of justice as there are major questions about the tone of the film. And not just from Jameis Winston but from professors at Harvard Law as well. There was also the issue of staff attached to the film being caught editing Jameis…

I don’t see them comparing their problems to people with actual suffering. They are just saying that it sucks and I think it quite possibly could suck. If you spent all your time flying a specific airline, then all the sudden it merged, and you lost a convenience that greatly helped your day to day life, it would be a…

Or we could be sympathetic to both scenarios. Just because others have it worth, doesn’t make the complaints of these people inherently less valid.

This is a complete non sequitur.

“Travel this much” Ha. It’s not like business travellers are generally getting sent to exciting, exotic destinations. It’s more like...here you get to go to Binghamton, NY or Aberdeen, MD. You can eat at one of two horrible restaurant choices or maybe at the airport. And even when the destination is a nice spot - you…

Yeah, I can’t be outraged about this. They’re being a bit pouty and dramatic when they first find out, that’s allowed. Maybe if one takes up a public crusade against the merger and never shuts up about it and compares themselves to actual suffering people it I’ll change my mind, but for now...pout away.

Yeah, I think Joanna must not travel for work. As someone who does 4 out of 7 days on the road, this kinda stuff really matters in terms of convenience.

Travelling that much for work sucks. I’m a veteran at this stuff, and no hotel on earth is as nice as my bed at home. The perks you get with things like reward points soften what can be a pretty horrible way to make your living, and while I don’t think I’d be as hyperbolic if I was a Starwood points holder, I do…

When I was in a job with a lot of travel, these sorts of things did sort of make a decent sized difference. I mean, yeah, they shouldn’t cry about it but hotels suuuuuuuck.

I used to travel extensively, and I’d often pony up the difference between what work allowed me to spend and the cost of staying at Kimpton properties. I did it because the perks truly helped take the sting out of being on the road for six weeks at a time. I mean, I get the snark, but if you’re staying in hotel rooms…

Sure, there are bigger battles to fight, but if you are someone who does spend a 100 nights a year in a hotel and a couple of hundred thousand miles a year with your butt in an airplane seat (I do neither of those things any longer), the perks of elite status do matter.

If you spent most of your life away from your family because you travel for your job, you would be pissed if one of the main perks of that situation was lessened/taken from you after already being incurred.