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His main examples of identity were politics and religion.
by reedlaw 10y ago
His main examples of identity were politics and religion.
- newjersey 10y agoI think it is possible/fairly safe to cheer for the Denver Bronco's or the New York Yankees, or Crystal Palace football club or Team SoloMid or whatever without making that one's identity. Edit: Just now, someone showed me a video which claimed drinking apple cider vinegar helped prevent cancer. I tried to say that this is billshit because nobody can really say drinking something prevents cancer without a long-term study that I doubt this YouTube celebrity had done. I don't claim I don't have a bias. But I don't think we should be sin free to cast the first stone on ideas.
- chillacy 10y agoRegarding sports teams and identity, I suspect the guy who says "wow good game" after their home team loses and the guy who feels crummy for a week is the extent that they identify with the team. I had a brief stint with that in college with my college football team. The wins felt like giant ego rushes and the losses felt like I had lost a million bucks. Now I can pretend to cheer but I don't really care as much.