Here is what I think(much shorter than my average oratory)>
Many people study to get smart. But seldom practice to be Stupid.
Intelligence is gained deliberately. Stupidity is often accomplished unwittingly.
Evan and Angelo are both very intelligent. Unfortunately, it is human nature to get bored and end up running around the Barn until you ‘Step in ’Something’.
And that is just what they did…. They stepped in something.
Everybody……. everybody takes turns wearing the Dunce cap.
No one is ineligible. ‘We all’ take a turn and again. It is human nature.
This is nothing new……
What has changed is simple…… Social Media.
When I was a young guy, you could take your chance being stupid… And basically say oops was that dumb or what? People in the immediate vicinity that were exposed to your lunacy was about as far as it went. And unless somebody that was exposed to a bonehead move went around and told everybody in the neighborhood it just faded out… Lesson learned… Do not repeat
But not nowadays. In the last several years things have morphed into this new age of anything you say, basically goes around the world. Anything you say can be understood the way you meant it…. Or Misunderstood completely and not the way you meant it……
The current game is simple. It’s based on the power of public opinion. Evan and Angelo screwed up. Very few people will deliberately get a hammer and hit themselves right in the head with it.
But in the social media of today, there’s always a hammer on the table right next to everybody’s keyboard. And people just seem to be compelled at the drop of a hat, to pick up that hammer and start hitting somebody with it.
Somebody starts a thread and has an idea. It’s their personal opinion, but they feel compelled to give it. Others chime in to either agree, disagree, or present an alternate view. Some will support the person or persons in the hot seat. And others want to turn up the heat on the hot seat.
The opinions of anyone or everyone that replies in a thread, may have some reasonably logical substance, or have no credible validity whatsoever.
I don’t know Angelo so I can’t say much about him one way or the other
I have known Evan since he was about three years old. I’ve been friends with his dad since Evan was about three years old. I know Evan is a very intelligent guy. And, we all know that he’s a very talented guy.
But that being said, it should be obvious to everyone that he never told anybody he was a genius that never made a mistake.
So here we are… Evan screwed up big-time. It was his turn. It was his destiny. He didn’t know any better. He might’ve thought he did. But anytime you think you’re too smart, you usually find out that you’re not.
…… and the Internet crowd normally breaks down into two groups: people that will understand and support a person that screwed up and people that can’t wait to push them off a cliff.
Evan didn’t kill anybody. He didn’t beat anybody with the bat. He didn’t strangle anybody. He didn’t run over anybody. He didn’t try to ruin somebody’s reputation Deliberately. He didn’t rob a bank. He didn’t do anything that caused somebody to even need a Band-Aid.
What Evan did was he went on an adventure that turned out to be a misadventure.
I have no personal problem with yo-yo factory ending ties with Evan. Yo-yo factory is a Brand that has built a pretty good reputation for the past few decades. They know how the average person thinks. They’ve invested too many years in building their reputation in trying to stay away from controversy. What Evan or any other player affiliated with Yoyofactory, does on their own that may be controversial, does not represent the thoughts and feelings of yo-yo factory. Unwanted and or unnecessary controversy is bad for business.
That being said, I still firmly believe that Evan didn’t do anything negative enough to follow him into the future. He’s a young guy and he still has plenty of time to screw up a couple more times as time passes.
It seems to be the new protocol to get out the shovels and just start burying somebody for just about anything they do that is noted as not acceptable. Seldom are there supportive people that jump in and see what can we do to help this guy? It’s easier to just jump in to the mix and say how deep should we bury this guy?
I find it fascinating in this current day that so few people are willing to serve their jury duty when summoned
But anytime somebody drops the ball and screws up, everybody wants to be on the jury. Some people even volunteer to be the judge.
Pretty sad……
