Certainly; there has been "lots of discourse, not much depth", but that is a description of all social media, so this is always the case. All the platforms were designed specifically so millions of people could toss a few off-hand comments into a huge churn. What is weird, unexpected, and unfortunate is that social media became the main form for most people to communicate.
K and Z's email was intended to be private. They were gauging the thoughts of other top competitors, which IMO is a reasonable thing to do, but when it blew up that private discussion could not occur. So once in public, everyone had to make nice, which is also standard procedure. Nobody, you or I included, engages in tough, personal negotiations and discussions in public. You can't, because real negotiations require honesty, vulnerability, and compromise, which will usually be attacked in public forums.
As to where this saga is going no one can say, but I will observe, athletes get headlines while their teams and the businesses that showcase them remain. And we all vote with our feet.
Thanks for this insightful update on things. There are still some significant players who haven't spoken up on the whole situation (some top athletes, some brands, etc.), and I guess there's nothing that says they must share (or even have) an opinion. But as Buzz says, we all vote with our feet — it will be interesting to see who races where this year.
Certainly; there has been "lots of discourse, not much depth", but that is a description of all social media, so this is always the case. All the platforms were designed specifically so millions of people could toss a few off-hand comments into a huge churn. What is weird, unexpected, and unfortunate is that social media became the main form for most people to communicate.
K and Z's email was intended to be private. They were gauging the thoughts of other top competitors, which IMO is a reasonable thing to do, but when it blew up that private discussion could not occur. So once in public, everyone had to make nice, which is also standard procedure. Nobody, you or I included, engages in tough, personal negotiations and discussions in public. You can't, because real negotiations require honesty, vulnerability, and compromise, which will usually be attacked in public forums.
As to where this saga is going no one can say, but I will observe, athletes get headlines while their teams and the businesses that showcase them remain. And we all vote with our feet.
I absolutely love a bit of gossip. Real Housewives of UTMB... when??
It's a bit exhausting at this point, isn't it? Perhaps that's part of the PR, wear'em out
Thanks for this insightful update on things. There are still some significant players who haven't spoken up on the whole situation (some top athletes, some brands, etc.), and I guess there's nothing that says they must share (or even have) an opinion. But as Buzz says, we all vote with our feet — it will be interesting to see who races where this year.