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feeltheslipstream t1_j31jbou wrote

Reply to comment by JK_Chan in WTA says return to China will require resolution to Peng Shuai case. by PrincessBananas85

You're adding a time component to the question, making it philosophical : all confirmations occur in the past.

If we were to use this on everything, we would conclude we are sure of nothing. Last time someone checked in on you, you were an outstanding member of society and law abiding citizen.

But who is to say you haven't fucked a goat this morning? We can't be sure!

I hope you see why that reasoning is pretty bad.

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dillybravo t1_j31i1re wrote

Reply to comment by tiempo90 in WTA says return to China will require resolution to Peng Shuai case. by PrincessBananas85

I understood differently:

WTA makes most of their money from China. (Not they made tons OK to stay out but the opposite---China was a huge part of their business and they've suffered 2.5 years already without it).

This is like them deciding they're good to make only 65% of what they used to just for this one cause, which is a major thing to do.

We should recognize that sacrifice everywhere all the time. That will pressure China.

Rest the same although I don't know about "we" live in fear, didn't see any indication poster was living in China.

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tiempo90 t1_j31gphw wrote

Reply to comment by trou_bucket_list in WTA says return to China will require resolution to Peng Shuai case. by PrincessBananas85

I will do my best and translate it to English... My translation's in bold.

>Yeah but we are totally forgetting they are leaving since 2 years and a half their most profitable market (10 🏆 with some big ass tourneys) and like billions in endorsements, ads and everything else.
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>Translation: "We are forgetting that the WTO have already made a shit ton of money in China." (So, essentially, the WTO has gained 'enough' from China and can choose to stay out)
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>It's like ok I'm gonna cut my throat at 65% just to stand for civil rights and just for one single player.
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>Translation: ?? Mental gymnastics: "This Chinese tennis lady risked her life to stand up for civil rights in China."
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>They need to be recognized all days in media coverage, all year long in every sport talks, just in this manner china will be slowly called out, and maybe won't change shit but at least u put pressure on'em.
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>Translation: "Our media need to cover this situation all year long, in all sports programs, to keep on calling out China and keep this in the limelight. This action probably won't induce them to change, but at least there is pressure for them to change; the world is watching and are not forgetting"
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>Instead nobody gives a shit and we are releasing a dope ass Netflix series to not think about this atrocious situation.
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>Translation: Instead, our media (and we) stopped giving a shit about her, and instead were focused on the next Netflix series.
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>Yes, when u see a fucking video with your wta player alone in an empty stadium, saying "it's all right folks, nobody is haunting me" with a fear look in her face (bc her family is probably under torture or something) and 10 fake ass players all smiling simultaneously. Yes u know things are real bad. But this is the way china operate.
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>Translation: The situation for her is bad. Her video saying that she is "OK" was clearly coerced, maybe because her family was held hostage / "tortured or something". You could see the fear in her eyes. But this is totally normal in China.

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aflickering t1_j31dxx1 wrote

Reply to comment by Ammo89 in The man who was born to be World Champion fulfils his destiny, as Michael Smith defeats Michael van Gerwen 7-4 to claim the biggest prize in darts and become world number one! by carnifex2005

that’s a fun thing about darts, you have guys who go into freefall in their 20s but then you have others who don’t even emerge at the top level until their 40s. there are players in the top 50 in the world who are well into their 50s in age and played their first world championships back in the 90s when i was a kid watching it on the bbc.

at the other end of the spectrum, another exciting thing about the game right now is that arguably the best teenager in the world is female. women’s darts has made some strides lately and a woman beat a couple of men at the world championship a few years back, but this kid beau greaves is a different animal, so that’s gonna be interesting to follow.

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