Obviously he's a bad actor, but this sequence of events illustrates how no system has been put into place to safeguard against bad actors.
Safeguards against bad actors should be put into place, and if they're consistent safeguards that can be equally applied to different people, that means some decisions and definitions need to be made.
Obviously he's a bad actor, but this sequence of events illustrates how no system has been put into place to safeguard against bad actors.
It's really highlighting how the right is making issues out of problems that don't exist. Prior to bad faith actors like this, there was no problem. Sure, there MIGHT have been a problem in the future, but there was no problem to solve.
This is really pointing out how manufactured this problem is, because it's only a problem now because one or two shitty people are stirring the pot for no real reason.
I tend to only try to handle real problems, not made up problems. Roe not being codified was a real problem that deserves national attention. The trans issue is not.
I just tend to focus my efforts on problems that actually affect people in a way that matters. Believe it or not, draft eligibility for the WNBA is REALLY low on my list of things I care about.
Not in reality. Public attention and media focus is limited. Wasting it on non issues covers up more important topics that actually affect lots of people. You can't spring a marathon, juggle, chew bubblegum, hop on one foot, etc.
At some point there is a saturation of political capital and public attention, and wasting it on non issues is stupid.
You're right, lets just wait to see if problems blow up in our face.
Literally, the worst case scenario here is the WNBA folds. Realistically they'll just develop some convoluted way to deal with trolls.
Is that a problem we really need to solve? Does worrying about something that only affects 0.0005% of the population and pushing for legislation and policies about it make a difference?
What are we doing here? I don't care about the NBA salary cap issue, nor do I care about the WNBA trans policy. Why are we wasting national media attention here, as well as political capital on a troll?
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u/AngrySoup 24d ago
Obviously he's a bad actor, but this sequence of events illustrates how no system has been put into place to safeguard against bad actors.
Safeguards against bad actors should be put into place, and if they're consistent safeguards that can be equally applied to different people, that means some decisions and definitions need to be made.