we are doomed. the kids are on their phones way too much* Archived Message Posted by torinese on May 19, 2025, 14:34:31, in reply to "Obviously alcohol isn't good for you" Previous Message but it's a time tested social lubricant that is a pretty historical important component of facilitating human interaction. Previous Message and some people are actually worried about the decrease in social activities like grabbing drinks with friends contributing to the loneliness crisis. Message Thread: | This response ↓ I hate how much the gambling sites have overtaken every sports broadcast* - HeatMizer May 18, 2025, 18:36:20 Also not a fan of paper towel ads during sports. Just tell me who the leading brand is, god damn it* - doubledown May 20, 2025, 9:28:36 And if I see another toothpaste ad during a game, Imma snap. I already know which brand 4 out of 5.. - Illiniphil May 20, 2025, 9:40:31 Also not a fan of horror movie ads during sports* - Quiz May 19, 2025, 15:34:58 Why?* - illini21 May 19, 2025, 15:46:00 Yeah -- Sports audiences can have lot of young kids watching and ads should be appropriate for that* - Quiz May 19, 2025, 17:11:54 pretty sure the FCC has decided that those ads are appropriate for that - IlliniSax05 May 20, 2025, 8:00:20 There are virtually no rules -- I think sex and tobacco are about the only limited ads* - Quiz May 20, 2025, 10:46:49 Well, if the FCC says...* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes May 20, 2025, 9:04:44 Couldn’t the parents just rotate the hermetically sealed bubble so their child can’t see the ad?* - Herman Blume May 19, 2025, 18:54:20 Yea...my 8yo will sit down and actually watch games. While he likes horror... - haighter May 20, 2025, 9:16:19 I'll answer. I wanna be able to watch games with my kid in the evening and not give her nightmares* - RVA May 19, 2025, 15:47:38 Not a fan of alcohol ads either -- lots of kids watch sports* - Quiz May 19, 2025, 12:13:53 drinking is apparently a lot less popular among younger folks these days - ECEIllinois May 19, 2025, 12:25:03 Obviously alcohol isn't good for you - Sounder May 19, 2025, 12:51:47 Beer…. - harb May 19, 2025, 17:24:07 that's a brave admission. kudos. * - assassin May 19, 2025, 17:25:54 agreed* - reggiedunlop May 19, 2025, 17:00:12 Alcohol is a toxin and one day it will be thought of like cigarettes are now* - CoronaTheirAss May 19, 2025, 15:30:41 The first part is correct but the second part is probably wrong. The cost benefit of tobacco weighed - ATL May 20, 2025, 7:45:55 Not a chance* - illini21 May 19, 2025, 15:34:10 we are doomed. the kids are on their phones way too much* - torinese May 19, 2025, 14:34:31 i long for the days of finding out where the parties were via sidewalk chalk - lcubed May 19, 2025, 15:17:20 these type of comments always make me think of this XKCD comic... - shua May 19, 2025, 14:38:58 sidejack: they were talking on Bill Maher this week - Sounder May 19, 2025, 15:29:47 It’s a fad and will go away soon. The internet will also go away* - bbonb May 19, 2025, 9:27:55 Maybe it's a generational thing, but I've noticed more and more people giving up social media* - Sounder May 19, 2025, 12:53:47 Instagram and these boards are the only social media I use... - haighter May 20, 2025, 9:13:43 I'm trying to. Deleted Facebook (the app, still have my account). - EffinIllini May 20, 2025, 9:04:25 It can’t be good for mental health* - bbonb May 19, 2025, 15:47:34 Online accounts let you shop for better prices - jfinsocal May 19, 2025, 9:27:41 Should not be allowed to lower limits on skilled gamblers etc in my opinion. - nash May 19, 2025, 9:11:56 Funny thing is, now that sports betting is legal - bjl63 May 19, 2025, 8:49:20 Kinda wonder how that "in house" betting/bar at Wrigley is going. - osklister May 19, 2025, 11:19:35 At least when it was illegal, it kinda felt legit. Now it feels like if it was something that - doubledown May 19, 2025, 9:03:39 bookies would have advertised if they'd been able - IlliniSax05 May 19, 2025, 9:05:16 That's irrelevant. * - doubledown May 19, 2025, 9:08:09 It's only the beginning, wait till they start advertising on jerseys.* - gullit May 19, 2025, 7:10:08 cosine - IlliniSax05 May 19, 2025, 6:34:39 It’s a scourge. So many suckers out there. * - doubledown May 18, 2025, 22:50:06 Thing I hate more: seeing guys at sporting events that couldn’t care less if their team - voiceofreason May 18, 2025, 22:14:59 I feel like it's my most boomer-ish view* - gvibes May 18, 2025, 22:04:18 Agreed. Don't want to hear about it on the broadcast. - EffinIllini May 20, 2025, 9:08:55 I'm happy California voted against legalizing online gambling* - ECEIllinois May 19, 2025, 12:26:27 I am totally fine with places like Las Vegas and Atlantic City existing - Sounder May 19, 2025, 12:53:17 I will go so far as to call it dangerous* - Sounder May 19, 2025, 12:18:20 I have a greatest generation view then: fantasy sports is impure and bad * - ATL May 19, 2025, 6:58:29 I go with this as well...sports has become more about the entertainment rather than the competition - RSMBob May 19, 2025, 10:21:43 Walk-up music is an abomination.* - complainant May 19, 2025, 10:29:31 Walk up music is fine....the music choices on the other hand aren't necessarily my taste* - RSMBob May 19, 2025, 16:39:59 Count me in as well* - RSMBob May 18, 2025, 22:34:45 The statistics are pretty clear, it’s every bit the social poison its detractors said it’d be. * - assassin May 18, 2025, 22:07:10 I think it’s contributing to the young men crisis* - Sounder May 19, 2025, 12:19:25 Is it the same in Britain and other places where it’s legal?* - ATL May 19, 2025, 7:00:37 of course. - assassin May 19, 2025, 15:29:19 Interesting. It was a serious question. Given how pervasive it is in the EPL, i - ATL May 19, 2025, 17:57:33 I'm mad that it ruined location spoofing, as explained to me by a non-boomer right here!* - complainant May 18, 2025, 22:09:05   Searching