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"But you couldn't respond without an indictment of how brainwashed he is, in your opinion." I encourage you to quote that part of my comment. For bonus points,

• FireBeyond 12y ago
  "That's nice. What other corporate products must I consume in order to be a validated member of your social caste?" Go ahead, say, with a straight face, that such a remark was not effectively a paraphrasing of what I said and was a non-loaded question asked with sincerity. To claim that you were not implying some corporate brainwashing in what you said is, frankly, disingenuous.
  • anextio 12y ago
    Your characterization of a product successfully marketed to people as "corporate brainwashing" whenever you don't like someone pointing out that a thing is perpetuated by corporate profit motives is also disingenuous. I think the commenter was being a bit of an ass too, but I think he still has a defensible point, and it's not the absurd point that you're making it out to be.
    • FireBeyond 12y ago
      I'll agree. There's a healthy middle ground and I was exaggerating for emphasis. Suffice to say, this: I think that it's possible to enjoy sport at a professional / high level (or local for that matter), in itself, whilst still having something of a disdain for overly crass commercialization (which varies between sports).