Play Nice Derailed, (The Place to Continue Off-Topic Discussion)

[sr36]

We’re all guilty of using products that are a result of “questionable” employment conditions I’d say in everyday life. If we all went off grid and drank our piss like Bear Grylls we can only then have a clean conscience

Kappa's point is ridiculous.

It's essentially:

Darcy is a hypocrite because he talks about social justice but wears Adidas.

If you take the same logic and flip the subject to someone who carries on about woke being the devil.

XXXXX is a hypocrite because he argues against social justice issues, but doesn't own a single slave.

 

[jmac70]

If they were exploited indigenous workers, then you’d care ?

What are you wearing?

 

[Pistol Night]

What are you wearing?

This would have to be the least creepiest thats ever been asked to someone online

 

[Obese Arachnid]

What are you wearing?

You're quoting Kappa but I know you're thinking about me.

 

[jmac70]

You're quoting Kappa but I know you're talking about me.

I hope that singlet is organic.

 

[The Phantom]

I hope that singlet is organic.

I bet you it smells organic.

 

[76woodenspooners]

If the player is posting holiday pics on socials and the club reposts the pictures with their permission then what’s the issue?

I don’t think you get what’s going on at all tbh.

My employers have always respected my right to my time and my privacy when I’m holidays.

Maybe you’re right, maybe I am a unique case and I don’t get it?

Does your employer contact you when you’re on holidays? Do they repost your social media happy holiday pics to their feed?

 

[JuniorB]

I try very hard to buy Australian,. Foods almost always, clothing, shoes (USA/OZ), garden tools, small electrical items all almost impossible to get made here or in fair pay countries.

Did buy a new mattress last week Made in Australia.

I try to avoid anything made in China after they punished Australian producers (wine, lobsters, etc.), but of course, it's nearly impossible.
There are alternatives for many things that are made in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Bangladesh, etc.
I can't for the life of me work out why we have to import oranges from the USA when Australian citrus growers are struggling.
Another example is trying to buy bacon from supermarkets - most of it says "made from at least 11% Australian ingredients", which means the pork is imported.
Sorry - rant over.

 

[Pie eyed]

There goes the word 'woke again.

It would be interesting if some people went through the whole house and checked where things were made, how many would be from countries where their is fair pay.

I think Ivory towers should be banned.

I find people who use the term "woke" in the perjorative are generally fucvking dicj=heads who deserve nothing but scorn and should be shunned by normal people.

I don't see it used often because I block some deadshits.

 

[Maggie5]

I try to avoid anything made in China after they punished Australian producers (wine, lobsters, etc.), but of course, it's nearly impossible.
There are alternatives for many things that are made in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Bangladesh, etc.
I can't for the life of me work out why we have to import oranges from the USA when Australian citrus growers are struggling.
Another example is trying to buy bacon from supermarkets - most of it says "made from at least 11% Australian ingredients", which means the pork is imported.
Sorry - rant over.

Sadly the pay in those other countries is not much better.

 

[Apex36]

My employers have always respected my right to my time and my privacy when I’m holidays.

Maybe you’re right, maybe I am a unique case and I don’t get it?

Does your employer contact you when you’re on holidays? Do they repost your social media happy holiday pics to their feed?

Are you taking the piss here because I genuinely can’t tell.

We’re talking about players in the public eye, who have open social media accounts making public posts almost daily for their fans to access. Players who want their privacy are perfectly entitled to it, there’s a reason why clubs don’t re-post pics from certain players (few and far between), no club is forcing this.

Your last line is just f***ing ridiculous. Of course they don’t, I’m just a random who the general public wouldn’t give two shits about. If I was a public figure then it might be a different story.

 

[South of the Yarra]

I played a lot of my early footy in bare feet. Stopped me getting blisters.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

My employers have always respected my right to my time and my privacy when I’m holidays.

Maybe you’re right, maybe I am a unique case and I don’t get it?

Does your employer contact you when you’re on holidays? Do they repost your social media happy holiday pics to their feed?

For the record, Cornes wasn't whining about the player's privacy.

He was having a go at player's &/or their club's posting pics of themselves or their player's training during the off season. He thought it was embarrassing, looked silly & not worth posting about at all... including the player's themselves posting on their own public social media accounts.

I'm not sure how this commentary has now turned into a privacy issue. That wasn't what Kaneo was having a whinge about.

 

[76woodenspooners]

We’re talking about players in the public eye, …

No we’re not.

It’s off-season.

They’re in the public eye for the other 10 months of the year. That’s not now.

Apart from their contractual obligations to not to bring the AFL into disrepute, and to maintain some semblance of their fitness base - for these two months of off-season they are just Joe citizens like you or I.

 

[76woodenspooners]

For the record, Cornes wasn't whining about the player's privacy.

He was having a go at player's &/or their club's posting pics of themselves or their player's training during the off season. He thought it was embarrassing, looked silly & not worth posting about at all... including the player's themselves posting on their own public social media accounts.

I'm not sure how this commentary has now turned into a privacy issue. That wasn't what Kaneo was having a whinge about.

IMO …

Re: Players. If they want to show their Grandma what they’re up to, then that’s great and a credit to them. But that’s best done on private channels. They’re on holidays and it’s important that they give themselves a break, recharge, rejuvenate. Get themselves primed for a big year next year. And that means taking a break from providing a commentary to the social media crazies like you and me. (I don’t think them posting is wrong, I just think it’s ill-advised)

Re: Club reposting. I think this is wrong. The club shouldn’t be encouraging it.

As for us, surely we should be able to take a two month break from inspecting the contents of Nick Daicos’ daily poo?

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

No we’re not.

It’s off-season.

They’re in the public eye for the other 10 months of the year. That’s not now.

Apart from their contractual obligations to not to bring the AFL into disrepute, and to maintain some semblance of their fitness base - for these two months of off-season they are just Joe citizens like you or I.

You realise majority of footballers have public social media accounts? They post on these accounts for the prime reason of being seen doing whatever it is they want us to see..

How/why did you make this a privacy issue, when that wasn't even what the initial conversation was about?

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

IMO …

Re: Players. If they want to show their Grandma what they’re up to, then that’s great and a credit to them. But that’s best done on private channels. They’re on holidays and it’s important that they give themselves a break, recharge, rejuvenate. Get themselves primed for a big year next year. And that means taking a break from
providing a commentary to the social media crazies like you and me. I don’t think this is wrong, I just think this is ill-advised.

Re: Club. I think this is wrong. The club shouldn’t be encouraging it.

As for us, surely we should be able to take a two month break from inspecting the contents of Nick Daicos’ daily poo?

You sound new to social media.

Here's Tommy. Don't look.



Here are some more of the players training at the AIA Centre during the week..

 

[KrispyKremePie]

IMO …

Re: Players. If they want to show their Grandma what they’re up to, then that’s great and a credit to them. But that’s best done on private channels. They’re on holidays and it’s important that they give themselves a break, recharge, rejuvenate. Get themselves primed for a big year next year. And that means taking a break from providing a commentary to the social media crazies like you and me. (I don’t think them posting is wrong, I just think it’s ill-advised)

Re: Club reposting. I think this is wrong. The club shouldn’t be encouraging it.

As for us, surely we should be able to take a two month break from inspecting the contents of Nick Daicos’ daily poo?

I suspect Nick’s poo is also known as ‘The Spice Melange’…

 

[JuniorB]

Sadly the pay in those other countries is not much better.

Also sadly, is that Australian made products are often much more expensive than equivalents from elsewhere due to higher labour costs.
It means that, as much as we'd like to support Australian made products, we often can't afford the entry price.

 

[NMBB]

I try very hard to buy Australian,. Foods almost always, clothing, shoes (USA/OZ), garden tools, small electrical items all almost impossible to get made here or in fair pay countries.

Did buy a new mattress last week Made in Australia.

Was your old mattress worn out?

 

[sr36]

Sadly the pay in those other countries is not much better.

Other than Taiwan, the wages are lower in those countries than China. China isn't the place for low tech, labour intensive production.

 

[Apex36]

No we’re not.

It’s off-season.

They’re in the public eye for the other 10 months of the year. That’s not now.

Apart from their contractual obligations to not to bring the AFL into disrepute, and to maintain some semblance of their fitness base - for these two months of off-season they are just Joe citizens like you or I.

I think you lack a fundamental understanding of what being in the public eye means.

They’re elite athletes being paid to play pro sport for 10 months of the year. That is a job that puts them in the public eye, but being in the public eye is not something you can just turn off with a switch. People don’t stop being interested in these players just because it’s the off season. Being in the public eye is a 365 day a year thing, whether they like it or not and that has nothing to do with whether or not the clubs re post some Instagram photos.

Your last sentence pretty much confirms that you don’t really understand the concept, because they don’t just magically become Joe Public in the off season. They’ll still be recognised in the street. Asked for selfies. Autographs. They still have a fan following. None of that just goes away because they’re not in at the club every day for a couple of months.

And none of the players seem to have any issue with it. You seem to be getting outraged on their behalf which is weird.

 

[sr36]

No we’re not.

It’s off-season.

They’re in the public eye for the other 10 months of the year. That’s not now.

Apart from their contractual obligations to not to bring the AFL into disrepute, and to maintain some semblance of their fitness base - for these two months of off-season they are just Joe citizens like you or I.

It's a tricky field.

Some players monetise their social media and want the club to bump their content.

Assumedly the club would know who not to bump and wouldn't have access to those accounts anyway - except if it's a personal relationship.

The difficult conversations would be between teammates - when one posts things they do together without getting permission.

 

[TradeDraft]

My employers have always respected my right to my time and my privacy when I’m holidays.

Maybe you’re right, maybe I am a unique case and I don’t get it?

Does your employer contact you when you’re on holidays? Do they repost your social media happy holiday pics to their feed?

I would guess the Club asked the Players IF they could put it up on Social Media or not

 

[Fat Jesus]

IMO …

Re: Players. If they want to show their Grandma what they’re up to, then that’s great and a credit to them. But that’s best done on private channels. They’re on holidays and it’s important that they give themselves a break, recharge, rejuvenate. Get themselves primed for a big year next year. And that means taking a break from providing a commentary to the social media crazies like you and me. (I don’t think them posting is wrong, I just think it’s ill-advised)

Re: Club reposting. I think this is wrong. The club shouldn’t be encouraging it.

As for us, surely we should be able to take a two month break from inspecting the contents of Nick Daicos’ daily poo?

Not his daily poo. Just about running around having fun. I'm sure Nick does not mind.