Mr. 503 Gavi HaCohen

@gavihacohen.bsky.social

I talk about cults high control groups on @leavingedenpodcast.bsky.social Rush Fan Portland Raised Philly Living Trail Blazers, Ducks, and Eagles.

today’s NBA fans think about transactions way more than I remember in the past as everyone has a “great” idea for how to fix their team. but that shouldn’t be the driving force of your fandom. are we having fun anymore? my latest, free and unlocked for all: www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...

Basketball is about magical things that happen on the court, not just trades and draft picks (Gift Article)

As NBA online fandom becomes more focused on transactions, are we even having fun anymore?

nytimes.com

Presbyterians and other reformed christians listen to Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen and think “well ackshually the secret chord that david played couldn’t have pleased the lord because no human action can be fully pleasing to god”

You should have to put a zip code when you list something ln facebook marketplace people keep listing things and it says they’re in philly and i message them and they’re like “im in Chester” and then they complain that people are flaky?

This Bryce Harper fanduel situation is a reminder that we should all be telling celebrities how disgusting it is that they are promoting sportsbooks and casinos and shaming them publicly when they do it. How is it OK for Lebron to do a gambling ad but it’s unacceptable for him to do a tobacco ad?

One time i left a date early bc this girl told me she didn’t like Stevie Wonder. Not “I haven’t listened to a lot of Stevie Wonder” but “I don’t like Stevie Wonder.” At a certain level it’s just not gonna work.

The craziest thing is that I really think that the government wanted this world cup to be a “USA number 1 rah rah america first” event of power projection, but the real USA power projection ive seen is foreign tourists being delighted with how friendly Americans have been to them as visitors.