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Response to Upton (Reply #13)

Because science geeks generally don't make millions of dollars, so don't attract the kind of shallow nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #1
Seems reasonable Major Nikon Jan 2014 #3
Neither is better or worse than the other, I would think. Shallow is shallow. nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #10
I agree, but the difference is one is pathologized while the other is not Major Nikon Jan 2014 #12
I suppose both, at their extreme, should be frowned upon. nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #14
I'm speaking from a societal standpoint Major Nikon Jan 2014 #15
No argument from me. I go by how people actually treat each other rather than some abstract notion nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #34
Who said we don't have groupies? Scuba Jan 2014 #2
Just because I've never seen sasquatch, doesn't mean it isn't real Major Nikon Jan 2014 #8
Yeah, it's money..as soon as that comes rolling in the groupies show up. Upton Jan 2014 #4
They certainly need to use protection, if nothing else. Thus avoiding most pregnancies/STD's. nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #11
That's always a good idea.. Upton Jan 2014 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Jan 2014 #25
No, I'm not claiming they're all false.. Upton Jan 2014 #28
I don't think anyone claims all such sexual assault accusations are false Major Nikon Jan 2014 #33
I dunno. Martin Luther King had groupies. Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #5
It's not uncommon that anyone famous has groupies Major Nikon Jan 2014 #6
TELL me about it. Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #7
I meant to say famous or infamous Major Nikon Jan 2014 #9
having groupies at du doesn't count Doctor_J Jan 2014 #36
There's a fine line between stalker and groupie. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #37
I still fail to understand why serial killers have groupies. Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #16
Sociopaths seem to admire each other Major Nikon Jan 2014 #17
I am facinated by serial killers, but I don't pine for them. Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #18
Facination is one thing, admiration is another Major Nikon Jan 2014 #19
"yoke of empathy is thrown off" Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #20
She despised any form of benevolence for fellow humans Major Nikon Jan 2014 #24
I fear that certain members of Congress happen to be among her biggest fans. n/t radicalliberal Jan 2014 #26
At least one supreme court justice as well Major Nikon Jan 2014 #31
From what I hear Carl Sagen had a nice following of cuties, Exultant Democracy Jan 2014 #21
There are some that appreciate a beautiful mind Major Nikon Jan 2014 #22
But if you are famous you will have groupies, no matter your vocation. Manson come to mind. Exultant Democracy Jan 2014 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Jan 2014 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Jan 2014 #35
Personally, I don't think groupies operate from an intellectual/rational basis. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #29
The example is metaphorical Major Nikon Jan 2014 #30
Fully agreed. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #32
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