Why are millennials so into Crossfit and triathlons?

Coach Foo wrote:

KeepingUpWithTheConservatives wrote:

is there anything wrong with trying to get laid?

Isn't that the goal of any species?

Running 100 mpw and walking around frail with no testosterone isn't exactly consistent with Darwinism.

Surviving and procreating isn't necessarily a high standard to set. Pretty low hanging fruit.

Survival and procreation are no longer our prime achievements as a species.

We're the only highly sentient creatures on this planet. Some people forget to act like it :)

You must be really fun to hang out with.

Coach Foo wrote:

KeepingUpWithTheConservatives wrote:

is there anything wrong with trying to get laid?

Isn't that the goal of any species?

Running 100 mpw and walking around frail with no testosterone isn't exactly consistent with Darwinism.

Surviving and procreating isn't necessarily a high standard to set. Pretty low hanging fruit.

Survival and procreation are no longer our prime achievements as a species.

We're the only highly sentient creatures on this planet. Some people forget to act like it :)

Utter nonsense. Sentience is a religious theory. According to science, we're a species like any other. We just happened to evolve with our brains instead of other physical attributes. In the scheme of the universe no one's accomplishment as a human is any better or worse than my pitbulls accomplishment of catching a tennis ball on the fly.

Some people like to do crossfit and others like to run long distance. Neither is right or wrong, but crossfit on average is more productive from an evolutionary standpoint.

Complete douche wrote:

You must be really fun to hang out with.

Lol.

I have NO problem with procreating (and practicing) often. I hope that getting strange doesn't require 24/7 effort for you... sounds like a pain.

There are 24 hours in the day, so I have many hobbies and pursuits to fill the remainder :)

MiMan wrote:

Because its easier and Millennials are into instant gratification. Forget all that competitive hard running. Just give me my medal that I oh so deserve because I showed up and finished. Yay, I got my medal.! Lets facebook and tweet it everywhere. Yaaaayyyyyy!!! We are so cool.

Right. If there's one thing we know about the current state of running, it's that everyone is aiming for 15 min 5Ks and not just trying to finish the marathons and half marathons so they can put the sticker on their car. Oh, at least we have the serious Color Runs where everyone can post their rainbow faces all over Facebook.

I've never done Crossfit or a triatholon, but seriously, this generalization crap is stupid. Different people from different generations like different things for different reasons.

who cares why anybody is into anything? Crossfit is silly, but they're not hurting anyone, so f-off.

789 wrote:

who cares

This is an attitude that continues to degrade the society we live in.

Personal freedom is important, but failing to understand societal trends is ignorant and lazy.

Cross-fit can be tied to a lot of the "vanity/validation/social media/quick gratification" etc attitude that has made us a nation of "unique and beautiful snowflakes."

Not all change is for good. Sometimes a culture can be progressive AND end up worse off because of it.

If you can't see this, then you might have a problem thinking beyond the end of your nose.

789 wrote:

who cares why anybody is into anything? Crossfit is silly, but they're not hurting anyone, so f-off.

Actually that's the biggest problem with Crossfit....the injury rate is higher than need be and there not much knowledge base required by these CF instructors who proceed to teach high rep Olympic lifts and incorrect/dangerous programming.

Alan

Runningart2004 wrote:

789 wrote:

who cares why anybody is into anything? Crossfit is silly, but they're not hurting anyone, so f-off.

Actually that's the biggest problem with Crossfit....the injury rate is higher than need be and there not much knowledge base required by these CF instructors who proceed to teach high rep Olympic lifts and incorrect/dangerous programming.

Alan

Good thing the injury rate in running is low.

Dudebrah wrote:

This is an attitude that continues to degrade the society we live in.

Personal freedom is important, but failing to understand societal trends is ignorant and lazy.

Maybe you can make the list of which societal trends we need to follow so we're not declared "ignorant and lazy".

Dudebrah wrote:

Not all change is for good. Sometimes a culture can be progressive AND end up worse off because of it.

Who said anything about progressive?

Dudebrah wrote:If you can't see this, then you might have a problem thinking beyond the end of your nose.

Yes, what we need is more people sticking their noses in everyone's business. I'm sure that will work out great.

Ignorance is bliss, friend.

Do what you want to do. If you're not sure, then just check to see what's trending on social media.

I'm sure you'll live a full and respectable life.

The thing about millennials is that they are the first cohort of human beings to be only motivated by extrinsic rewards. If they are given adulation and respect for helping the poor, then they'll be the most poor-helpingist people to walk the face of the earth. If they are given adulation and respect for environmental activism or support for gay marriage, then they'll be the most environmentally conscious gay-marriage supportingist people to walk the face of the earth.

And that's pretty much all you need to know about millennials.

Millennial expert wrote:

The thing about millennials is that they are the first cohort of human beings to be only motivated by extrinsic rewards. If they are given adulation and respect for helping the poor, then they'll be the most poor-helpingist people to walk the face of the earth. If they are given adulation and respect for environmental activism or support for gay marriage, then they'll be the most environmentally conscious gay-marriage supportingist people to walk the face of the earth.

And that's pretty much all you need to know about millennials.

If there were internet message boards back in the 1980s, this is exactly what everyone would have said about my generation. We all flocked to the "We Are the World" fundraiser so everyone would know that we cared about famine in Africa. We freaked out about three mile island and all things nuclear. We were the "spoiled" generation that was self absorbed and did not have to go to war. There is nothing unique about millenials. It is nothing more than the same process of one generation maturing and looking back at another generation that is immature and thinking that the younger generation is some unique mutation of the human form that is unprecedented in history. But it is the same thing with every young generation. It just manifests itself differently depending on the times.

Cross-fit can be tied to a lot of the "vanity/validation/social media/quick gratification" etc attitude that has made us a nation of "unique and beautiful snowflakes

Hey, elitist running a-hole, stop judging people. Your dumb sport is no better than there dumb sport.

Oy boy wrote:

Cross-fit can be tied to a lot of the "vanity/validation/social media/quick gratification" etc attitude that has made us a nation of "unique and beautiful snowflakes

Hey, elitist running a-hole, stop judging people. Your dumb sport is no better than there dumb sport.

Exactly. There are over 8,000 sports in the world. Why is the OP's better than any other one? I'm gonna guess the OP is religious as well. Same applies to religion.

Many feel running long distances is boring. They want more. Don't forget, these people are "entitled". They got trophies for "participating". Their mommies made sure of it.

KeepingUpWithTheConservatives wrote:

Coach Foo wrote:

Surviving and procreating isn't necessarily a high standard to set. Pretty low hanging fruit.

Survival and procreation are no longer our prime achievements as a species.

We're the only highly sentient creatures on this planet. Some people forget to act like it :)

Utter nonsense. Sentience is a religious theory. According to science, we're a species like any other. We just happened to evolve with our brains instead of other physical attributes. In the scheme of the universe no one's accomplishment as a human is any better or worse than my pitbulls accomplishment of catching a tennis ball on the fly.

Some people like to do crossfit and others like to run long distance. Neither is right or wrong, but crossfit on average is more productive from an evolutionary standpoint.

Now this thread just got interesting. I have a question for "keepingUpWith TheConservatives" If one rejects religion, and with it the religious theory of "sentience," does that person become a non-sentient person? Do they immediately become unaware of their decision...or what they were doing, or who they are? Of course this is a rhetorical question. The idea of a non-sentient person is an impossible contradiction. If you don't believe me, try to set aside your sentience, just for awhile. If sentience is a "religious theory," I guess religion can be thanked for making you a person, as opposed to just a thing. I, for one, am glad religion can tell me that I am more than just a thing, that I am a person too. If current scientific theory tells me I am just a thing, but my sentience is constantly testifying to myself that I am something more than just a thing, then the current prevailing hypothesis of science must be pretty far off the mark.

Triathlons are better for endurance type people of average size and up. Small and skinny people obviously have an advantage in running. Some pretty large people swim well and do ok on flat bike courses. So at least 2/3 of the event they are not too disadvantaged like they would be just running events.

Asker of many important thing wrote:

It seems like millennials are obsessed with both Crossfit and triathlons. What gives? Why can't they appreciate the deeper joys of running?

Because they are subjective sports. Everyone wants to believe they are special. You can't do that when you look at 5k times and see that you are slower than a 17 year old girl.

Dudebrah wrote:I'm sure you'll live a full and respectable life.

As a director of a non-profit that helps 5000 to 8000 people struggling through poverty every year, I do believe I live a full and respectable life. Of course, if not giving a damn whether Millenials are into Crossfit somehow diminishes my life in your eyes...well, I guess I'll accept that and my "ignorance".