koper
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- Comment on Only the biggest ones, folks, trust me! 22 hours ago:
- Comment on Magnus Carlsen: Chess champion quits FIDE tournament after being told to change jeans 3 months ago:
It would be cool if he did this as a protest in solidarity with marginalized groups against an unfair rule. But he never even claimed that was his motivation. Instead, it looks to me like he threw a fit after underperforming during the start of the tournament.
- Comment on Magnus Carlsen: Chess champion quits FIDE tournament after being told to change jeans 3 months ago:
Magnus knows that’s not how the rules work. And they didn’t suddenly whack him with a disqualification, he withdrew himself after being told to change. In his own words “fine, then I’m out. Like, fuck you”
- Comment on Magnus Carlsen: Chess champion quits FIDE tournament after being told to change jeans 3 months ago:
A player broke the rules, which have been consistently applied for a long time, and refused to change after his first warning. Do you expect FIDE to make an exception just because he’s the top contender?
- Comment on Magnus Carlsen: Chess champion quits FIDE tournament after being told to change jeans 3 months ago:
Come on now. This really isn’t a high bar and it only applies to the top tournaments. They will allow any legwear that is not jeans. Literally every professional sports has some form of equipment requirement and chess is probably one of the cheapest.
If you think world championship contenders can’t be expected to afford normal trousers, what do you think athletes spend on running shoes, baseball gloves and ice skates?
- Comment on Joe Biden issues 'full and unconditional' pardon for son 4 months ago:
It’s clear from Trump’s first term that he is not constrained by “optics” or “precedent” at all. He already pardoned a large number of his allies for personal gain. He was always going to abuse the system regardless.
- Comment on Thousands of UK farmers protest against inheritance tax hike 5 months ago:
There’s really no need to liquidate anyway. If the farm is even remotely profitable, the revenue will be much more than the tax payments. And even if the owner does need the liquidity for some reason, it’s perfectly normal to borrow against assets. That’s just cost of capital.
- Comment on USA | California governor vetoes bill requiring speeding alerts in new cars 6 months ago:
Or you could just stop speeding. If you think that breaking the law and taking the risk of injuring/killing another human being is more important than a little annoyance, you should get your priorities straight.
