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stoly ,

Doesn’t this just tell us something about his university? They are obviously not doing that much in the way of teaching their football players.

TopRamenBinLaden ,

I think it says something about the elementary school he went to. University education is advanced past the point of teaching basic concepts. Most kindergarteners are aware of the concept of space. We have all heard little kids say that they want to be an astronaut when they grow up.

stoly ,

Then you’ve raised the question of why there university would admit him just cuz sports. He’s tarnishing the reputation of every person who graduated from there, which is principally why plagiarism is handled so strictly.

inclementimmigrant OP , (edited )

I think it says that our higher education system holds sports above education but that’s been the case since I was in high school and college. 20+ years ago.

stoly ,

Yes, agreed. I work for an R1 university and feel some shame about the resources devoted to sports.

NigelFrobisher ,

Biggest arms I’ve ever seen on a database, that’s for sure.

dukethorion ,
@dukethorion@lemmy.world avatar

I wonder if it hurts to be that dumb.

diannetea ,

I typically feel like people like this aren’t dumb, they’re just so incredibly distrustful of authority figures like teachers or scientists or the government that on some level they reject reality and when videos “kinda make sense” or “have some points” about shit we all know is fake, it gives them the ability to choose what they think is correct and because they’re already rejecting what they’re being told is real by people they don’t trust it’s really easy to let conspiracies fill in the gap of how it works

nifty ,
@nifty@lemmy.world avatar

Instead of making fun of him, NASA should fund a trip for him to go to the ISS and he should livestream the whole thing to instagram.

BedSharkPal ,

Oh hey NASA, I also don’t believe in space!

nifty ,
@nifty@lemmy.world avatar

If you’re also someone with the same kind of influence and reach potential as this guy, then it’s also worth changing your mind about this

BedSharkPal ,

You’re not going to change the mind of someone who’s looking for attention. If anything - he’ll double down.

Also if you need a football player to believe in space for you to believe in it too…

SoleInvictus ,
@SoleInvictus@lemmy.world avatar

It’ll be like the flat earthers who used a $20k laser gyroscope to prove the earth is flat, but instead proved the earth is round. Of course, being consummate morons, they then just ignored it.

BedSharkPal ,

Exactly, someone who didn’t find their position with logic, won’t change it due to logic.

bomberesque1 ,

That’s OK Tyler, Space believes in you

MushuChupacabra ,
@MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world avatar

This will reflect poorly on his application to NASA.

ivanafterall ,
@ivanafterall@kbin.social avatar

Bro, I hate to break it to you, but NASA doesn't exist.

merc ,

Leland Melvin should set him straight. He is a football player who almost played in the NFL, then he became an astronaut.

Everythingispenguins ,

Does anyone else find it weird that he knows the word heliocentric?

Plopp ,

Not at all. He learned all that, including terminology, from loony conspiracy theories. They like to use sciency words because it makes them sound more legitimate.

cheese_greater ,

I wonder if he knows the word idiocentric?

badbytes ,

I don’t believe there is anything in the space between his ears.

Siethron ,

Does he believe all matter exists at a single point?

postmateDumbass ,

We exist in a diarama.

corymbia ,

So did he buy a house that was like, 20 square feet?

“Yeah… I don’t believe in space. This is good.”

Idreamofcheesy ,

Just don’t ask him who he thinks is behind the conspiracy😬

GladiusB ,
@GladiusB@lemmy.world avatar

How did he pass any of his science courses?

RizzRustbolt ,

He got a sub to take the tests.

Phoonzang ,

“This is some big shot of the football team. He’s not a C student. Grade again.”

Source: TA’d at a prestigious west coast Uni with a good football team.

GladiusB ,
@GladiusB@lemmy.world avatar

I understand that angle. I just don’t agree with it being helpful to their future.

darklamer ,
@darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Maybe he lied and pretended to believe that space exists in order to pass?

harry_balzac ,

Texas Tech? Checks out.

hperrin ,

I guess it’s a good thing his chosen profession doesn’t require intelligence.

Stern ,
@Stern@lemmy.world avatar

Man got pokemon and concussions mixed up and tried to catch them all

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