Apropos of nothing, here are a few more of my random, probably unpopular opinions. They're extra salty because I've had a toothache for the last two months and can't get a root canal for another two weeks.
Colleges should get rid of most of their sports teams or turn them into club teams. I'm looking at you, fencing, squash, etc. It's a huge waste of money and an affirmative action plan for rich white kids. Put a fraction of the money spent into gyms, pools, and IM sports.
When the Covid pandemic is over, we should look carefully at some of the workarounds and keep the good ones.
As someone who was a dork in high school, I have a hard time relating to folks who are wringing their hands over their kids not being able to have the traditional senior year experience. Mind you, I have a lot of empathy for everyone, but I don't consider single day events like prom and graduation to be all that important.
Older boomers and pre-Boomers in positions of power or influence need to retire at a reasonable age. Figure out a part time gig or make other plans, but we'd be better off without gaggles of 75+ politicians, faculty, opinion writers, etc still working on a full time basis. This is triply true for politicians. As a cranky Gen X person, it pisses me off that people not retiring have created a backlog of stalled careers, not to mention a lack of progress overall.
On a related note, if we can't have Medicare for all, at least start it at 50 or 55 so that people are covered if they can't find a job, have to caretake for an elderly relative or want to retire or pursue non-traditional careers.
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