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Re:Taxpayers paying billions for the renovations and constru... by endominus on Saturday December 24, 2022 @11:54PM (#34124404)
This might be an artifact of a filter bubble, no? It reminds me of Scott Alexander's interesting discussion of outgroups, wherein he revealed that despite knowing around 150 people (probably), and that roughly 46% of Americans are creationists, there was no overlap in those two subsections of society. The odds of that happening by chance are, literally, astronomical. Despite living in a Republican district in a Republican state, he never managed to meet any Republicans. Socially, at least. It was fascinating to realize just how subtle yet powerful such filter effects could be.

https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/30/i-can-tolerate-anythin...

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Re:Taxpayers paying billions for the renovations and constru... by godelski on Sunday December 25, 2022 @12:06AM (#34124465)
I think the parent would likely agree with me in this but forgive me if I am speaking for them. I wouldn't have nearly as large of an issue with stadium funding if they were put up to a vote and I was outvoted. I can tolerate being in the minority opinion but I have little tolerance for dictation.
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Re:Taxpayers paying billions for the renovations and constru... by woodruffw on Sunday December 25, 2022 @12:01AM (#34124450)
Sure, it could be. But I like sports, and a lot of my friends like football. The civic angle (private businesses getting free taxpayer money) weighs more heavily on all of us (I suspect) than any pro- or anti-football bias.

Besides, creationism is a pretty hot-button social issue. People feel strongly about football, but hopefully not that strongly.

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Re:Taxpayers paying billions for the renovations and constru... by jdminhbg on Sunday December 25, 2022 @12:10AM (#34124480)
> People feel strongly about football, but hopefully not that strongly.

For better or for worse, I’m guessing a lot of people care more about what happens to the local football team than whether creationism is taught in the local schools.

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Re:Taxpayers paying billions for the renovations and constru... by woodruffw on Sunday December 25, 2022 @12:27AM (#34124573)
Absolutely! I meant more in the filter bubble sense: I don’t know if I could find a creationist in my social circle, but I could definitely find a handful of football fanatics. So it’s not such a strong feeling as to produce the bubble we see with extreme religious differences.
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