Ever so many citizens of this republic think they ought to believe that the Universe is a monarchy, and therefore they are always at odds with the republic. -Alan Watts
I work for the company building the Paragon
You do realize that "cheating" has always been involved in motorsports? The Chaparral Can-Am cars were cheaters, especially the 2J sucker car. Variable wing(could be locked in 2 positions, so they can reduce drag for fast straights), the vaccuum assist and the semi-automatic gearbox. The supposed traction control in Nascar. Even the first ground effect cars. Ever hear of the saying, "if you can't beat them, ban them"?
Car teams spend days on the upcoming seasonal rules to find every loophole, every omission and grey area. That is how rules are changed, sometimes for the better, and how technology progresses. Get off your high horse and head out of your ass. You can not be that naive.
as much of a mess as the boomers have left, the participation trophy millennial culture combined with its being utterly devoid of the ability to critically think or recognize intellectual honesty is nearly enough for me to go build a shack off grid in the mountains somewhere...
Ever so many citizens of this republic think they ought to believe that the Universe is a monarchy, and therefore they are always at odds with the republic. -Alan Watts
I work for the company building the Paragon
Who's idea do you think participation medals were? Us millenials, who were in elementary school and had no power to change that?
I tried staying out of this convo, but this point bothers me incessantly.
I think Steve's on point though - we're a product of our upbringing and frankly, we've been screwed.
who created participation trophies?
not millennials. we were 6 years old.
i dont need a 14th place pine wood derby trophy, i never did. parents (BOOMERS) needed them. even as kids we knew these were a joke to appease our parents. but no, mommy and daddy helicopter parent needs little johnny to be rewarded so they can talk with other boring parents about there kids because thats evidently all boomers can talk about with each other. boomers created participation trophy culture, not us.
we just want to go to the doctor and not have to declare bankruptcy. THE HUMANITY.
this of course also assumes boomers, the folks who failed economics so hard they don't understand the problems they have created by ruining the economy (twice), and how they have done nothing to fix it, have some semblance of critical thinking skills. hint: the generation born on third thinking they hit a triple is the generation without the understanding of the system that put them on third, and how to get to third. they clearly got to third themselves, not the greatest generation giving them a booming economy, nearly free college education, and an undestroyed earth.
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i have forgotten more about motorsports cheating than you know.
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social conservatism: the mortal fear that someone, somewhere, might be having fun.
Hmmm, nothing about saying i am wrong.
You have more practical driving experience, but been watching it before you were born. All forms all sorts. I just don't come off as trying to know it all.