zealotnoob
Jan 27, 2011, 7:34 PM
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I agree that the freedom of individual climbing expression is of the highest value. I agree that Lama is free to do whatever he wants as an individual.
As a sponsored athlete, however, he is an agent of the free market, which is subject to the interests of others. Lama is funded by La Sportiva, I fund La Sportiva (with a good chunk of my change), and I'd rather my money didn't go to sport bolting Cerro Torre. As someone with a small stake in Lama's funding, to say nothing is to condone the activity, which is to compromise my own expression.
I dig the wu wei of principled neutrality, but it walks a fine line with apathy.
(This post was edited by zealotnoob on Jan 27, 2011, 7:51 PM)
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