He should mix it up from time to time and get some nuggets. They’re delicious.

Oh. Well I guess we can never convict a police officer of a crime then. Every shooting is justified because some old guys in robes and not to question police officers unless you’re there. Great.

1. Yeah. Some people undercut your profits by doing the job for free. That’s true for writers and artists as well. Stores and restaurants can lose out if someone offers what they offer for cheaper. It’s a problem, but it’s a normal problem.

Bullshit. Show me the numbers. There are certainly more jobs available for actors, but there are way more people out there trying to act professionally than there are people trying to make a living by streaming.

And Tom Cruise is an extreme outlier when it comes to actors. It doesn’t follow that no one should get into acting. Here’s a list of 8 other people who also make over $5 million per year. And yes, they’re outliers too. But you’re telling me it’s impossible for someone else to make $30,000 doing something similar?…

Streaming absolutely has higher echelons. Do you have any idea how much money someone like PewDiePie makes in a year? Again, it’s not my scene. I’ve never even used Twitch or watched some guy talk at a camera on YouTube, but to say it’s not a viable career path when it’s absolutely exploding is just ignorant.

How is what you’re describing any different than a struggling actor who willingly put themselves in a situation where their only source of income is given to them at the whims of heartless casting directors? Or a freelance blogger whose only source of income involves selling themselves to editors constantly and can be…

Attack the Block is fun at least.

They willingly put themselves in the job, but they didn’t willingly sign up for trolls to hurt their business and take money from them for no reason. I willingly work in an office, but that doesn’t mean I can’t be upset that they took our water coolers away or that my insurance rates have gone up. You’re really not a…

I mean... I don’t get professional streaming either. It’s not my generation. Not a thing that I’m interested in watching. But I’m not going to sit here and tell someone that the way they’re making a living isn’t a legitimate way to do so. If there’s a market for it, then people have every right to fill that niche and…

Sure. And social judgments haven’t changed at all between Ancient Greece and now, right? Just a straight line?

Spent a few days in Asheville last year and really enjoyed it. Not a cold weather fan or a beer drinker. It’s got a lot of charm though.

I meant in terms of culture, poverty, and educational standards, not topography.

The Horncats don’t get enough credit for being the worst drafting team in the NBA by far. Walker is the only pick they’ve made that you’d maybe make again with hindsight.

Nobody got fired over Lance and he worked for less than half a season.

Yeah. Driving is the worst part about Charlotte. I’d hesitate to live there for that reason as well.

Charleston is great to visit, but I don’t think I’d want to live there unless I were mega rich. I’ve never been to Greenville, but I’m biased against it because I live in the admittedly mediocre North Carolina brand Greenville. Asheville is nice. Winston Salem is nice. Raleigh and Charlotte both have things to…

Very slightly.

Yes. North Carolina is clearly the superior Carolina. Even after the HB2 debacle. South Carolina has Charleston and the good half of Myrtle Beach and otherwise it’s basically Arkansas.

So would you take that hypothetical trade you mentioned if you were the Celtics, Patrick? I agree that Butler is great, but that’s a lot of pieces to give up. What are you left with once Thomas declines?