Why are Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell so much smarter than Kelly Slater and Shane Dorian?

[SurfFuerteventura]

Yeah, I figured this out in the night during my usual 3 hours of fitful insominiatic wakefulness.

I wouldn't frame his non sequitur as transphobic as much as it is just the dumb musings of a dumb surfer.

But that was actually your original point.

I get it.

Are we not sure that he doesn't post here?

double negatives.

 

[casa_mugrienta]

it's odd that dorain, raised in hawaii, would so anti trans.

Have you heard him on social media raging against transsexuals lately?

Where on social media is he "raging against transsexuals"?

Link?

Clearly Dorian is somewhat entangled in the sciolistic tendrils of Alt Right Orthrodoxy.

He is?

I didn't know he was politically outspoken for the alt right on social media.

Link?

 

[SurfFuerteventura]

Why would anyone care about the intelligence of people who make a living with their physical attributes anyways; size of their biceps, length of their hamstrings, etc, I get... but brains?

 

[casa_mugrienta]

Why would anyone care about the intelligence of people who make a living with their physical attributes anyways; size of their biceps, length of their hamstrings, etc, I get... but brains?

It's the same as when people with brains are attacked for their lack of physical attributes.

 

[Autoprax]

Why would anyone care about the intelligence of people who make a living with their physical attributes anyways; size of their biceps, length of their hamstrings, etc, I get... but brains?

"Care" is not the right verb.

Humans are wired to notice differences. It's one of our super powers.

I would substitute "notice" with "care."

Then I would say, we are wired that way. It's one of the best tools we have to stay safe and create opportunities.

Smart people who neglect their bodies get a fair dose of my silent judgmental scorn.

 

[sushipop]

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