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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 31 May 2016

    officially the stupidest thing I've ever read: Running a marathon is a meaningless endeavor and no one should do it:http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/the_antimarathon/2016/05/running_a_marathon_is_a_dangerous_expensive_stupid_meaningless_task_don.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_bot …

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      1. Clint Hocking‏ @ClickNothing 31 May 2016
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        @danengber Percy: Hey Thomas, let's race! Thomas: Sorry Percy, I have to be a really useful engine & learn to program instead!

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      1. Leo O'Donnell‏ @leosbiglife 1 Jun 2016
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        interesting but many false/misleading arguments. It takes more than narcissism to run/accomplish a marathon - nb i don't run

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      1. Julia‏ @justicehoney 31 May 2016
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        let me guess... written by people who don't do marathons?

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      1. Rob AlvarezBucholska‏ @RobAlvarezB 1 Jun 2016
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        there is no way to make sense of it! Just the amount of time spent on writing it makes it painful, I didn't even get to the end

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      1. daphne mir‏ @daphne_mir 31 May 2016
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        …………………wow okay

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      1. Kim Pallister‏ @kimpall 31 May 2016
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        @Slate haters gonna hate. Slater's gonna slate.

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      1. Matt Nolin‏ @mnolin 31 May 2016
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        right up there with video games, and....gardening! and every other thing! those meaningless endeavors! #ShameShameShame

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      1. Ben_Rand‏ @Ben_Rand 31 May 2016
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        why didn't I take your advice and scroll past that article?

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      1. Robert R. Woolridge‏ @yellowjkt 31 May 2016
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        ["Why do they run? I have no idea."] <- what a block head. I can hear @joerogan venting on that guy already lol

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      1. MC Stardust  ✨ Inclusion Rider 4 Life‏ @Summer_Ash 31 May 2016
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        1) WTF Slate and 2) all the articles that author has written are negative. :-/

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      1. Daniel Plummer‏ @interdigital 1 Jun 2016
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        Clever, but @danengber isn't fully informed. Just enuf 2b witty, tho☺️ e.g., w/out barefoot running style, I couldn't run again

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      1. Patrick Allen‏ @patrickmallen 31 May 2016
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        @danengber Hogwash!

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      1. daphne mir‏ @daphne_mir 31 May 2016
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        People mainly respond to rock climbing with "isn't it scary?!" rather than meaningless. No physical activity is meaningless!

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      1. daphne mir‏ @daphne_mir 31 May 2016
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        I've heard of ppl saying running on a treadmill is stupid because you're not going anywhere--I disagree with it, but a marathon?!

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