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Goodbye Gano

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10 minutes ago, Panthera onca said:

I for one never forgave him for missing the game winning kick against Denver in the 2016 season opener. 

Some kicks still sting after all these years. Particularly the second to last kick in Super Bowl 38. 

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7 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

How does showing a lack of empathy show thick skin? You can have both. One is internal, the other is external. The two aren't comparable.

I think people are simply pointing out that while the plight of the millionaire is perhaps deeply tragic in comparison to the plight of the billionaire, it is completely irrelevant compared to real suffering, where people wonder how to feed their kids, whether they'll ever be able to make a living again, or how best to live out of a car. Recognizing the irrelevance of the millionaire's tragedy is not a lack of empathy, but rather a matter of common sense.

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1 minute ago, Gesualdo said:

I think people are simply pointing out that while the plight of the millionaire is perhaps deeply tragic in comparison to the plight of the billionaire, it is completely irrelevant compared to real suffering, where people wonder how to feed their kids, whether they'll ever be able to make a living again, or how best to live out of a car. Recognizing the irrelevance of the millionaire's tragedy is not a lack of empathy, but rather a matter of common sense.

It's easy to call someone else's misfortunes irrelevant. You do indeed have much to learn of your newfound religion. At least you were right about that.

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1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

It's easy to call someone else's misfortunes irrelevant. You do indeed have much to learn of your newfound religion. At least you were right about that.

You're certainly not wrong about that second part; that will be a process lasting years. As for the first, Gano has been a fine Panther, and it's always sad when a player reaches the end of his tenure with a team. But, quite simply, it's quite unimportant in comparison with the suffering of those without the means to survive suffering. Scale matters.

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8 minutes ago, Gesualdo said:

You're certainly not wrong about that second part; that will be a process lasting years. As for the first, Gano has been a fine Panther, and it's always sad when a player reaches the end of his tenure with a team. But, quite simply, it's quite unimportant in comparison with the suffering of those without the means to survive suffering. Scale matters.

Sports are for entertainment, they help people through suffering.  Trying to marginalize a person's life because they aren't experiencing extreme suffering is a slippery slope.

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2 hours ago, Panthera onca said:

I for one never forgave him for missing the game winning kick against Denver in the 2016 season opener. 

Yeah, that really was rough. Admittedly, we should have stomped them and made that kick not relevant.

I specifically remember talking to a buddy and saying that if we lost that game, our season would be a disaster. To have to play the team that beat you after you watch them get rings and raise the banner......if you can't get up for that poo....it's over.

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9 hours ago, CatTower said:

Sports are for entertainment, they help people through suffering.  Trying to marginalize a person's life because they aren't experiencing extreme suffering is a slippery slope.

No one is trying to "marginalize his life". People are simply pointing out that there's a massive difference between a wealthy man transitioning between contract jobs and a person without financial resources losing their livelihood with no foreseeable prospects but plenty of foreseeable bills to pay.

One would think this was incredibly obvious, but this thread has shown us that it apparently a.) is not clear to some people, b.) must be repeatedly explained. Hell, I'm not even the one who brought it up.

Good memories of Gano, mostly. He's gonna be fine.

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