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Perhaps I may need to take a mulligan on this one, but I failed to see the stellar insight in this above post beyond what I would evaluate as simply a decent and sobering reminder that these players are human. Yes, truly a sobering reprimand. I say this sincerely. We should all pause when offering our opinions.
Now what? How long should we pause? I mean, given that for the most part, WE present our opinions in such places as these, not because they are of any real importance (anybody who would think so would be rather stupid) but because we present them for the sake of presenting them, and a bit of self-importance. I also find it ironic that you would reference a high-horse to open your post, and proceed in high-horsing. I suppose that is rather convenient, eh? No need for any elevation change.
You didn’t say anything that I haven’t read before, that is when somebody decided they were above casting opinion (of course and then proceed in offering it) except you said it more eloquently. Please, don’t be stung by my brash ways, but honestly, what do you expect on an internet forum where this space is solely dedicated to discussing, arguing, conversing, debating, chatting, praising, and thrashing every little unimportant thing about an unimportant sport by members who are irrelevant authorities (except for our resident exports of course). No .... most of us don’t know the riders intimately, is that your litmus test for passing judgment on the things they say publicly!? The daily routine of your life would be most interesting then, assuming this really is the way you live your life. Most of us judge any manner of things and people within minutes of first impressions, I dare say seconds. The people here for the most part read every accessible printed material and watch every available video about these players. Barring the odd member, like say MotoChick, we don’t exactly go around sleeping with our subjects, but for ..... sake, we know a lot about their careers. And isn’t it this we are commenting on? An interview made abundantly and spectacularly public?
Yet I suspect even the paddock insiders who do drink beers with eachother, compete against each other, probably even .... eachother’s girlfriends (at very least share a brolly dolly every now and then, at least I hope) talk and pass judgment as much .... (and praise) about eachtother as anybody here (yes, even without the full scope knowing or not knowing eachother intimately). I could actually quote you some, as funny as some have gone public (which again is the domain we are commenting on here) for example: Mr. Burgess glibly declaring he could decode the mystery of a bike that an entire racing squadron of geniuses could not decipher, (perhaps they weren’t trying hard enough) here an “expert insider” made a judgment who’s judgment actually turned out to be “redundant”. This is just one small example that came to mind, though I could quote you a plethora, as a one Valentino Rossi has provided many a “redundant” judgments (which I have keep particular track of). I should hope you understand that supposed authority of the subject matter, intimidate or not, still makes for just as easy superfluous opinion.
This part of your post was for me the most disturbing (after I made out what you were actually trying to say) because this statement (while poorly made) is part of the justification being made here on this thread by some as to why it would be “ludicrous” for us to make any conclusions, opinions, or assessment on what a person states. So then, if we don’t have the absolute ideas (or facts) behind the reasons somebody would say something ‘publically’, then we as consumers of such public statements have no possibility of reasonable assessment? Breathtaking. I wonder what your world is like?
Cal’s statements were clear enough. And as such, a reasonable assessment could be made and opinions formulated. We made differ on our assessments, ok, I can accept this, but no assessment at all? That IS ludicrous. If you can’t find it reasonable because you don’t know all the facts, then surely as you said, “there are some advantages to being an adult”!
