tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375275469217542923.post8882784875098466782..comments2023-06-29T05:50:07.384-05:00Comments on Danielle's Semi-Daily Journal: Give Me Mediocrity, or Give Me 'Roid Rage!Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03250091548742839544noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375275469217542923.post-2759680936629981732008-01-04T21:47:00.000-05:002008-01-04T21:47:00.000-05:00I kind of feel that it's wrong that we put such an...I kind of feel that it's wrong that we put such an emphasis on professional sports and athletes...and that emphasis is a big reason why drug use is so rampant. Once these players have experienced life as a pro athlete...they won't want to just let it go easily, they'll put their life and careers in jeapordy to avoid being "average".Nikki Neurotichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699784181113365713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375275469217542923.post-46893139211612984042008-01-04T13:49:00.000-05:002008-01-04T13:49:00.000-05:00Forgive my comment which is way out in left field ...Forgive my comment which is way out in left field (pun not originally intended). The conundrum facing sports players reminds me very much of a personal pet peeve of mine: SUVs.<BR/><BR/>People give the legitimate argument that they are safer in an SUV than in a sedan. The reason they are safer, it turns out, is not that SUVs are inherently safer vehicles, but rather that when mass meets mass in a collision, they are likely to be in an accident with a vehicle less massive than there own. The law of conservation of momentum kicks in and their vehicle and bodies are less likely to experience damaging force.<BR/><BR/>So what they are doing is escalation (like the Cold War). SUV vs. SUV is no safer than Yaris vs. Yaris. Really. If everyone had reasonable cars, we would all be safer than if 1/3 of us had massive truck-based vehicles. The SUV driver's safety comes at the expense of their fellow driver.<BR/><BR/>Reading your blog entry reminded me of the worst interpersonal reason why steroid abuse is wrong. The abuser's success is at the expense of the player whose natural talent was on a par with the abuser. If no one took them, everyone's starting point would be the same, which is blatantly just.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15199596711077665973noreply@blogger.com