Most of the MMA media are just narcissistic idiots with no training in journalism who have fastened onto "covering" mma because the doors are more open, and easier to step through, than in covering...almost anything else.
To listen to any narcissistic idiot talk/write/think about anything is eventually going to be agony, even if you agree with the position they're taking.
Hey: Spencer Lazaro: fuck you.
You, too, Eli-whatever-your-face-is-named.
Although Eli does manage to cover a lot of stuff...he has the drive, just not any training (and that is pretty fucking apparent all day long).
To listen to any narcissistic idiot talk/write/think about anything is eventually going to be agony, even if you agree with the position they're taking.
Hey: Spencer Lazaro: fuck you.
You, too, Eli-whatever-your-face-is-named.
Although Eli does manage to cover a lot of stuff...he has the drive, just not any training (and that is pretty fucking apparent all day long).
I think it should be separate.
Because a journalist bias comes into play if they have different beliefs than a fighter or promoter does.
It is a slippery slope
I have my beliefs & I refuse to discuss them on a forum like this, because nobody is going to suddenly think different & it just creates friction.
Because a journalist bias comes into play if they have different beliefs than a fighter or promoter does.
It is a slippery slope
I have my beliefs & I refuse to discuss them on a forum like this, because nobody is going to suddenly think different & it just creates friction.
Imo it's not an immediate unfollow as long as the mma coverage is of value to me. If it gets out of hand though, like either too hateful or too many tweets, then I will unfollow.
These days, there is little objective reporting, and way too much opinion journalism anyway. If you don't forgive people for having different opinions from you once in a while, you won't get any news.
Even when you get a strict news report, then you have to suffer through all the journalist in-fighting about who reported what first and who didn't google so they could cite someone they don't follow and didn't use as a source, just so everyone gives each other credit for being first to break the news of who's going to be on the fight pass prelims.
The nonsense with the MMAJA is ridiculous on all sides too.
I find I have to forgive a lot of opinions and extra stuff just to get a little bit of real news.
These days, there is little objective reporting, and way too much opinion journalism anyway. If you don't forgive people for having different opinions from you once in a while, you won't get any news.
Even when you get a strict news report, then you have to suffer through all the journalist in-fighting about who reported what first and who didn't google so they could cite someone they don't follow and didn't use as a source, just so everyone gives each other credit for being first to break the news of who's going to be on the fight pass prelims.
The nonsense with the MMAJA is ridiculous on all sides too.
I find I have to forgive a lot of opinions and extra stuff just to get a little bit of real news.
Not an immediate unfollow, but definitely will unfollow if it consists mostly of political talk.
It depends on the frequency. I don't mind people taking the occasional shot at Trump but you look at some people's feeds and it's like TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP GRRR BAD TRUMP AWFUL TRUMP GRRR TRUMP TRUMP every fucking day and that gets tiring really quick.
I don't subscribe to the idea that public figures should STFU and stay out of politics; everyone should be able to express their views freely. But when it becomes obsessive and redundant that usually leads to an unfollow.
I love Judd Apatow's movies and want to follow him because he's a funny, thoughtful dude, but the Trump obsession just gets really boring.
I don't subscribe to the idea that public figures should STFU and stay out of politics; everyone should be able to express their views freely. But when it becomes obsessive and redundant that usually leads to an unfollow.
I love Judd Apatow's movies and want to follow him because he's a funny, thoughtful dude, but the Trump obsession just gets really boring.
You like Apatow movies because they all have a dick shot in them.
We all have our tastes, don't hate!
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It doesn't bother me too much. People need to talk about what they need to talk about, especially on a medium like Twitter where people need to vent.
But there have been a few people that I've deleted because it's just turned into too much.
I'm not a Trump supporter by any stretch of the imagination but I also am not going to go out of my way to bash him every single second of the day as some do.
So if Luke Thomas, Ariel, the Junkie guys, or any other member of the MMA media wants to throw out the occasional tweet about something unrelated to MMA then I'm cool with it. If it becomes a constant distraction then I'll cull them from the herd.
But there have been a few people that I've deleted because it's just turned into too much.
I'm not a Trump supporter by any stretch of the imagination but I also am not going to go out of my way to bash him every single second of the day as some do.
So if Luke Thomas, Ariel, the Junkie guys, or any other member of the MMA media wants to throw out the occasional tweet about something unrelated to MMA then I'm cool with it. If it becomes a constant distraction then I'll cull them from the herd.