Welcome to Thunderdome

GORDON wrote: The two.dudes I hang out with irl, outside of the dtman circle, also have no use for ESPN. I know that's going to prompt many homo/low t speculations, but that's just how it is.

I would not make those statements. First, it's low hanging fruit. Second, I know gay people way into sports. Third, a lot of my friends, like you, are also not into sports. I get not being into something. The "specific ire" is what got my curiosity.

GORDON wrote: It seems that ESPN only exists in it's current, massive form because of coercion.

LOTS of shady shit about ESPN. However, as I said before, they got away with what the market allowed. Look at what CBS is trying to pull off with Star Trek: Discovery. They're using a known property to try and force those fans to pay $15 a month to watch one show. Same shit. Different audience.

GORDON wrote: I also estimate I've spent approximately $40k on home and auto insurance, that I've never used. Seems like there should be a point where they say, "hey, you've paid enough for now, just coast for free until you need it, then we'll talk again."

I've had that same thought and couldn't agree with you more. No, we have to keep paying to offset the payouts for other people. Is it fair? I guess it depends on if you ever use it or not.