Here's my opinion on it. Everyone struggles in life, everyone loses loved ones. Tragic for the young girl and other families. Kobe was lotteried talent at birth. Life changing talent that he did some good with and some bad things with. We all do what we can with what we have and make mistakes and contributions. To put more emphasis on a star athletes death or famous person's death is fucking stupid. He's no more deserving of being missed because he was great at basketball than anyone else should be. Mourn those close to yourself they're the ones who are Important. Rally around your own the rest should do the same.
Here's my opinion on it. Everyone struggles in life, everyone loses loved ones. Tragic for the young girl and other families. Kobe was lotteried talent at birth. Life changing talent that he did some good with and some bad things with. We all do what we can with what we have and make mistakes and contributions. To put more emphasis on a star athletes death or famous person's death is fucking stupid. He's no more deserving of being missed because he was great at basketball than anyone else should be. Mourn those close to yourself they're the ones who are Important. Rally around your own the rest should do the same.
Exactly. The degree of my mourning is proximity based.
Here's my opinion on it. Everyone struggles in life, everyone loses loved ones. Tragic for the young girl and other families. Kobe was lotteried talent at birth. Life changing talent that he did some good with and some bad things with. We all do what we can with what we have and make mistakes and contributions. To put more emphasis on a star athletes death or famous person's death is fucking stupid. He's no more deserving of being missed because he was great at basketball than anyone else should be. Mourn those close to yourself they're the ones who are Important. Rally around your own the rest should do the same.
The more famous person has had a bigger impact on the world, therefore they get more emphasis. Seems pretty normal and fair to me.
Here's my opinion on it. Everyone struggles in life, everyone loses loved ones. Tragic for the young girl and other families. Kobe was lotteried talent at birth. Life changing talent that he did some good with and some bad things with. We all do what we can with what we have and make mistakes and contributions. To put more emphasis on a star athletes death or famous person's death is fucking stupid. He's no more deserving of being missed because he was great at basketball than anyone else should be. Mourn those close to yourself they're the ones who are Important. Rally around your own the rest should do the same.
The more famous person has had a bigger impact on the world, therefore they get more emphasis. Seems pretty normal and fair to me.
Maybe. Of course it big news when a celebrity dies. Especially when they are relatively young. But in the age of social media people are even more likely to attempt to "insert" themselves into the event. Like starting Facebook threads and people offering condolences is a meaningless way and in a way no one actually suffering from the tragedy will ever see. It's essentially just more narcissism in an increasing look at me world.
Here's my opinion on it. Everyone struggles in life, everyone loses loved ones. Tragic for the young girl and other families. Kobe was lotteried talent at birth. Life changing talent that he did some good with and some bad things with. We all do what we can with what we have and make mistakes and contributions. To put more emphasis on a star athletes death or famous person's death is fucking stupid. He's no more deserving of being missed because he was great at basketball than anyone else should be. Mourn those close to yourself they're the ones who are Important. Rally around your own the rest should do the same.
Here's my opinion on it. Everyone struggles in life, everyone loses loved ones. Tragic for the young girl and other families. Kobe was lotteried talent at birth. Life changing talent that he did some good with and some bad things with. We all do what we can with what we have and make mistakes and contributions. To put more emphasis on a star athletes death or famous person's death is fucking stupid. He's no more deserving of being missed because he was great at basketball than anyone else should be. Mourn those close to yourself they're the ones who are Important. Rally around your own the rest should do the same.
The more famous person has had a bigger impact on the world, therefore they get more emphasis. Seems pretty normal and fair to me.
Maybe. Of course it big news when a celebrity dies. Especially when they are relatively young. But in the age of social media people are even more likely to attempt to "insert" themselves into the event. Like starting Facebook threads and people offering condolences is a meaningless way and in a way no one actually suffering from the tragedy will ever see. It's essentially just more narcissism in an increasing look at me world.
Yup. Grief clout. Happens every 9/11 too. It’s disgusting
Here's my opinion on it. Everyone struggles in life, everyone loses loved ones. Tragic for the young girl and other families. Kobe was lotteried talent at birth. Life changing talent that he did some good with and some bad things with. We all do what we can with what we have and make mistakes and contributions. To put more emphasis on a star athletes death or famous person's death is fucking stupid. He's no more deserving of being missed because he was great at basketball than anyone else should be. Mourn those close to yourself they're the ones who are Important. Rally around your own the rest should do the same.
The more famous person has had a bigger impact on the world, therefore they get more emphasis. Seems pretty normal and fair to me.
It's seems like it shouldn't be that hard to grasp. How many jerseys has Kobe sold over his career? Shoes? "Kobe" shots of paper into the trash?
Yes social media is a tool for narcissists, but there is a reason sports are a billion dollar business and this many care.
It's not that his life is more valuable, it's that his life imprinted on a lot more people than the pilot or the other coaches.
Here's my opinion on it. Everyone struggles in life, everyone loses loved ones. Tragic for the young girl and other families. Kobe was lotteried talent at birth. Life changing talent that he did some good with and some bad things with. We all do what we can with what we have and make mistakes and contributions. To put more emphasis on a star athletes death or famous person's death is fucking stupid. He's no more deserving of being missed because he was great at basketball than anyone else should be. Mourn those close to yourself they're the ones who are Important. Rally around your own the rest should do the same.
The more famous person has had a bigger impact on the world, therefore they get more emphasis. Seems pretty normal and fair to me.
Maybe. Of course it big news when a celebrity dies. Especially when they are relatively young. But in the age of social media people are even more likely to attempt to "insert" themselves into the event. Like starting Facebook threads and people offering condolences is a meaningless way and in a way no one actually suffering from the tragedy will ever see. It's essentially just more narcissism in an increasing look at me world.
Here's my opinion on it. Everyone struggles in life, everyone loses loved ones. Tragic for the young girl and other families. Kobe was lotteried talent at birth. Life changing talent that he did some good with and some bad things with. We all do what we can with what we have and make mistakes and contributions. To put more emphasis on a star athletes death or famous person's death is fucking stupid. He's no more deserving of being missed because he was great at basketball than anyone else should be. Mourn those close to yourself they're the ones who are Important. Rally around your own the rest should do the same.
The more famous person has had a bigger impact on the world, therefore they get more emphasis. Seems pretty normal and fair to me.
Maybe. Of course it big news when a celebrity dies. Especially when they are relatively young. But in the age of social media people are even more likely to attempt to "insert" themselves into the event. Like starting Facebook threads and people offering condolences is a meaningless way and in a way no one actually suffering from the tragedy will ever see. It's essentially just more narcissism in an increasing look at me world.
"it was a foggy morning, with visibility at less than 60 feet."
"Using binoculars, I was able to see the aircraft had been torn apart and was on fire."
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My buddy is a pilot for Alaska and did a Sea-San Diego flight around the same time and he said he couldn’t see shit and was a little scared himself. When he landed he learned Kobe died in a very similar place to where he lost visibility.
Should I call Alaska HR? Guys flying 737s aren’t allowed to get even a little scared.
You would be scared too if you were at cruising altitude somewhere between 20,000 - 30,000 feet and were suddenly in a deep marine layer fog that maxes out at roughly 5,000 feet.
Of course, I'd be scared shitless. I don't have thousands of hours of training and I don't know how all the instruments and systems work that are designed to keep the plane flying safely through zero visibility. I leave these things to the professionals who aren't allowed to be scared.
Yella gets it.
I'm not sure I am comfortable with the thought of you having access to a plane.
"it was a foggy morning, with visibility at less than 60 feet."
"Using binoculars, I was able to see the aircraft had been torn apart and was on fire."
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My buddy is a pilot for Alaska and did a Sea-San Diego flight around the same time and he said he couldn’t see shit and was a little scared himself. When he landed he learned Kobe died in a very similar place to where he lost visibility.
Should I call Alaska HR? Guys flying 737s aren’t allowed to get even a little scared.
You would be scared too if you were at cruising altitude somewhere between 20,000 - 30,000 feet and were suddenly in a deep marine layer fog that maxes out at roughly 5,000 feet.
Of course, I'd be scared shitless. I don't have thousands of hours of training and I don't know how all the instruments and systems work that are designed to keep the plane flying safely through zero visibility. I leave these things to the professionals who aren't allowed to be scared.
Yella gets it.
I'm not sure I am comfortable with the thought of you having access to a plane.
He doesn't need to learn how to land so there's that
We usually stay at a resort in Newport Beach adjacent to the development where Kobe lived. Apparently, he used to go to the same grocery store I frequent to stock up the 2 bedroom suite with booze and meals.
I drove up to @UW_Doog_Bot 's house once on the 405. No helicopter. Shitty Jeep rental car. Life's hard.
We usually stay at a resort in Newport Beach adjacent to the development where Kobe lived. Apparently, he used to go to the same grocery store I frequent to stock up the 2 bedroom suite with booze and meals.
I drove up to @UW_Doog_Bot 's house once on the 405. No helicopter. Shitty Jeep rental car. Life's hard.
Pavilions? I had a friend that lived on the beach by the boardwalk area and there was nowhere to park. So I parked at Pavillions. I went on a weekend bender and eventually made my way back to the parking lot where my car was just about to get towed. Tow truck driver was just starting to load it up. I got there just in time. CSB.
Kobe was the basketball icon of my youth. I'd wager I have more invested memories of watching him play than anyone on the boreds. Still the #1 thing that hit me when I heard about this is how awful it had to be to go down in a helicopter with your daughter knowing there's nothing you can do.
As you assholes eloquently pointed out I'm not really interested in the social media virtue signaling circle jerk about this event. Was stuck in the hospital yesterday watching ESPN on repeat and the coverage was so contrived that I wanted to throw a shoe at the TV Iraqi style.
Kobe and by proxy his daughter are going to get more coverage purely because Kobe touched more lives. More people are there to give a shit bc they have a direct memory of him. It's just that simple. Same goes for anyone else of note vs. one of us basement dwellers. That's the world.
Irregardless, Kobe had the potential to do a lot more good in this world than the bad he had done. It sucks that we all lost that.
We usually stay at a resort in Newport Beach adjacent to the development where Kobe lived. Apparently, he used to go to the same grocery store I frequent to stock up the 2 bedroom suite with booze and meals.
I drove up to @UW_Doog_Bot 's house once on the 405. No helicopter. Shitty Jeep rental car. Life's hard.
Pavilions? I had a friend that lived on the beach by the boardwalk area and there was nowhere to park. So I parked at Pavillions. I went on a weekend bender and eventually made my way back to the parking lot where my car was just about to get towed. Tow truck driver was just starting to load it up. I got there just in time. CSB.
Pavillions up on Newport Coast Drive past Pelican Hill Resort. It's Safeway for rich people.
Here's my opinion on it. Everyone struggles in life, everyone loses loved ones. Tragic for the young girl and other families. Kobe was lotteried talent at birth. Life changing talent that he did some good with and some bad things with. We all do what we can with what we have and make mistakes and contributions. To put more emphasis on a star athletes death or famous person's death is fucking stupid. He's no more deserving of being missed because he was great at basketball than anyone else should be. Mourn those close to yourself they're the ones who are Important. Rally around your own the rest should do the same.
The more famous person has had a bigger impact on the world, therefore they get more emphasis. Seems pretty normal and fair to me.
Maybe. Of course it big news when a celebrity dies. Especially when they are relatively young. But in the age of social media people are even more likely to attempt to "insert" themselves into the event. Like starting Facebook threads and people offering condolences is a meaningless way and in a way no one actually suffering from the tragedy will ever see. It's essentially just more narcissism in an increasing look at me world.
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Yes social media is a tool for narcissists, but there is a reason sports are a billion dollar business and this many care.
It's not that his life is more valuable, it's that his life imprinted on a lot more people than the pilot or the other coaches.
For example:
I drove up to @UW_Doog_Bot 's house once on the 405. No helicopter. Shitty Jeep rental car. Life's hard.
And when Brian Picholo died.
That’s about it.
As you assholes eloquently pointed out I'm not really interested in the social media virtue signaling circle jerk about this event. Was stuck in the hospital yesterday watching ESPN on repeat and the coverage was so contrived that I wanted to throw a shoe at the TV Iraqi style.
Kobe and by proxy his daughter are going to get more coverage purely because Kobe touched more lives. More people are there to give a shit bc they have a direct memory of him. It's just that simple. Same goes for anyone else of note vs. one of us basement dwellers. That's the world.
Irregardless, Kobe had the potential to do a lot more good in this world than the bad he had done. It sucks that we all lost that.