P.S:

This is not to pit one practice against another.

An agent can know BJJ and Muay Thai, but the "mixed" part of MMA is not combined in combat sports in the same way it is combined in enforcement organizations.

It's a "photo-op."

2/2 MMA professionals are no joke - it IS martial...

... & it's bound by rules of practice, practiced nearly naked, & without any weaponry, improvised or otherwise.

A relatively controlled environment.

If true, my money is on the proganda piece of it all, not reality. 😬

#burstingbubbles

Something something preacher choir etc.

But like actually.

More a question of social cohesion & resilience from within.

There's a gap that the bullshit fills.

Why is the gap there?

#scicomm #publichealth #publiceducation #outreach

A note:

Any kind of intellectual superiority hurts progress.

That is still a slippery undercurrent in #scicomm, and pinning it down is like nailing jelly to a wall.

The call is coming from inside the house.

Instead of "why do ppl seek that?" - ask "why are ppl leaving this?"

#publichealth

Related: a lawyer once told me, "You can't regulate stupid."

This was during the "kids are eating Tide Pods" panic.

We can't control the choices people make.

What we can do it make sure we teach & maintain self-reflexivity.

A culture that values it.

Starting here. #publichealth

Took me a while to pin down my disappointment, but that's it, I think.

I wish they played like they loved the game.

Ah, my heart.

#oilersnation #stanleycupfinal #playoffs