Laying off everyone. Looks like SI is done for.

Any word on what the swimsuit models are going to do? If you could get me their names, phone numbers, etc, I would try to help them out.

When they put out the tran-ny, fat old swimsuit edition, I knew it was done for.

Yeah, when they put Martha Stewart on the cover, you had to know it didn't have long.

Is there anything democrat socialists don't destroy? It really is comical. They are 0 fer humanity

Yet some welcome their oppression and failure with open arms.

What a loser mentality. Sad

Go Woke Go Broke.

99% of readers want to escape and enjoy sports and not have sports used for woke social engineering.

Who will inherit the cover curse?

They had been bleeding good journalists for a long time, and the writers couldn't pay rent.

SI going other has nothing to do with their swimsuit issue. It never got any traction as an online publication. Very few publications can survive without that.

The desire to blame everything on "leftist socialists" and "wokism" is just bizarre. If anything. SI's death is just a market economy at work.

Frank Galvin said:

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SI going other has nothing to do with their swimsuit issue. It never got any traction as an online publication. Very few publications can survive without that.

The desire to blame everything on "leftist socialists" and "wokism" is just bizarre. If anything. SI's death is just a market economy at work.

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Gone are the days when a kid used to hide his Playboys and Penthouses under the bed.

I long for the days when one had to pay for porn and water was free.

Beef:

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https://www.americancattlemen.com/

- KKM

{ sipping coffee }

{ eating organic whole grain holistic toast }

Frank Galvin said:

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SI going other has nothing to do with their swimsuit issue. It never got any traction as an online publication. Very few publications can survive without that.

The desire to blame everything on "leftist socialists" and "wokism" is just bizarre. If anything. SI's death is just a market economy at work.

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And Bud Light's market share drop was not due to the transexual.

Dad Punishes Misbehaving Son By Giving Him Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue https://t.co/w3rbTjItDt pic.twitter.com/BUoRN1gXcA

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) May 16, 2023

OsoCoreyell said:

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When they put out the tran-ny, fat old swimsuit edition, I knew it was done for.

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Agreed


Good riddance.

They put Megan Rapinoe in the swimsuit edition!!! Who wants to see that???

Jack Bauer said:

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They put Megan Rapinoe in the swimsuit edition!!! Who wants to see that???

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"women in comfortable shoes"

Harrison Bergeron said:

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Frank Galvin said:

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SI going other has nothing to do with their swimsuit issue. It never got any traction as an online publication. Very few publications can survive without that.

The desire to blame everything on "leftist socialists" and "wokism" is just bizarre. If anything. SI's death is just a market economy at work.

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And Bud Light's market share drop was not due to the transexual.

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I said not everything is the result of culture differences. That is different than saying nothing is the result of culture differences.

Try logic.

Frank Galvin said:

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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Frank Galvin said:

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SI going other has nothing to do with their swimsuit issue. It never got any traction as an online publication. Very few publications can survive without that.

The desire to blame everything on "leftist socialists" and "wokism" is just bizarre. If anything. SI's death is just a market economy at work.

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And Bud Light's market share drop was not due to the transexual.

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I said not everything is the result of culture differences. That is different than saying nothing is the result of culture differences.

Try logic.

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This is.

Try logic.

Harrison Bergeron said:

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Frank Galvin said:

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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Frank Galvin said:

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SI going other has nothing to do with their swimsuit issue. It never got any traction as an online publication. Very few publications can survive without that.

The desire to blame everything on "leftist socialists" and "wokism" is just bizarre. If anything. SI's death is just a market economy at work.

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And Bud Light's market share drop was not due to the transexual.

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I said not everything is the result of culture differences. That is different than saying nothing is the result of culture differences.

Try logic.

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This is.

Try logic.

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You're losing it. You used to try to make sense. I do want to know whatever you tribal zealots decide on for a theme song. I'm imagining something that fits in the new Barbie movie.

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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Frank Galvin said:

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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Frank Galvin said:

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SI going other has nothing to do with their swimsuit issue. It never got any traction as an online publication. Very few publications can survive without that.

The desire to blame everything on "leftist socialists" and "wokism" is just bizarre. If anything. SI's death is just a market economy at work.

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And Bud Light's market share drop was not due to the transexual.

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I said not everything is the result of culture differences. That is different than saying nothing is the result of culture differences.

Try logic.

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This is.

Try logic.

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You're losing it. You used to try to make sense. I do want to know whatever you tribal zealots decide on for a theme song. I'm imagining something that fits in the new Barbie movie.

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You're projecting again.

Irony is tribal zealots is exactly what killed Sports Illustrated and is killing Disney. Irony is people like me having tribalism projected upon for the desire to not have tribalism injected into everything. But this is the pattern just like the left constantly starting Culture Wars and then claiming conservatives are obsessed with Culture Wars and "pouncing." Self-awareness is helpful.

Many want to read about sports or go to a movie without having to suffer the affirmations of emotional, illogical, left-wing tribal nut jobs. Once things like Sports Illustrated decided creating safe spaces for fringe idiots was more important than sports reporting, the rational people went elsewhere.

Jack Bauer said:

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They put Megan Rapinoe in the swimsuit edition!!! Who wants to see that???

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There is also a new Pfizer Covid vaccine commercial out. Megan Rapinoe and Travis Kelce really want us all to get that next Covid shot!

Go Bills!!!!!!

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Frank Galvin said:

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SI going other has nothing to do with their swimsuit issue. It never got any traction as an online publication. Very few publications can survive without that.

The desire to blame everything on "leftist socialists" and "wokism" is just bizarre. If anything. SI's death is just a market economy at work.

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Gone are the days when a kid used to hide his Playboys and Penthouses under the bed.

I long for the days when one had to pay for porn and water was free.

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I remember the first time my little brother found my PB stash under my bed. My mother had a "talk" about the evils of lust and nakeness. The sesond time my father whipped my ass but didnt really seem that angry.. Neither effotrt had much impact exept for using plastic bags and and the tools shed in the bagyard.

Harrison Bergeron said:

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Porteroso said:

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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Frank Galvin said:

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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Frank Galvin said:

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SI going other has nothing to do with their swimsuit issue. It never got any traction as an online publication. Very few publications can survive without that.

The desire to blame everything on "leftist socialists" and "wokism" is just bizarre. If anything. SI's death is just a market economy at work.

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And Bud Light's market share drop was not due to the transexual.

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I said not everything is the result of culture differences. That is different than saying nothing is the result of culture differences.

Try logic.

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This is.

Try logic.

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You're losing it. You used to try to make sense. I do want to know whatever you tribal zealots decide on for a theme song. I'm imagining something that fits in the new Barbie movie.

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You're projecting again.

Irony is tribal zealots is exactly what killed Sports Illustrated and is killing Disney. Irony is people like me having tribalism projected upon for the desire to not have tribalism injected into everything. But this is the pattern just like the left constantly starting Culture Wars and then claiming conservatives are obsessed with Culture Wars and "pouncing." Self-awareness is helpful.

Many want to read about sports or go to a movie without having to suffer the affirmations of emotional, illogical, left-wing tribal nut jobs. Once things like Sports Illustrated decided creating safe spaces for fringe idiots was more important than sports reporting, the rational people went elsewhere.

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Which new all sports magazine are they reading?

Frank Galvin said:

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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Porteroso said:

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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Frank Galvin said:

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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Frank Galvin said:

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SI going other has nothing to do with their swimsuit issue. It never got any traction as an online publication. Very few publications can survive without that.

The desire to blame everything on "leftist socialists" and "wokism" is just bizarre. If anything. SI's death is just a market economy at work.

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And Bud Light's market share drop was not due to the transexual.

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I said not everything is the result of culture differences. That is different than saying nothing is the result of culture differences.

Try logic.

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This is.

Try logic.

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You're losing it. You used to try to make sense. I do want to know whatever you tribal zealots decide on for a theme song. I'm imagining something that fits in the new Barbie movie.

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You're projecting again.

Irony is tribal zealots is exactly what killed Sports Illustrated and is killing Disney. Irony is people like me having tribalism projected upon for the desire to not have tribalism injected into everything. But this is the pattern just like the left constantly starting Culture Wars and then claiming conservatives are obsessed with Culture Wars and "pouncing." Self-awareness is helpful.

Many want to read about sports or go to a movie without having to suffer the affirmations of emotional, illogical, left-wing tribal nut jobs. Once things like Sports Illustrated decided creating safe spaces for fringe idiots was more important than sports reporting, the rational people went elsewhere.

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Which new all sorts magazine are they reading?

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www.duckduckgo.com

Harrison Bergeron said:

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Frank Galvin said:

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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Porteroso said:

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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Frank Galvin said:

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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Frank Galvin said:

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SI going other has nothing to do with their swimsuit issue. It never got any traction as an online publication. Very few publications can survive without that.

The desire to blame everything on "leftist socialists" and "wokism" is just bizarre. If anything. SI's death is just a market economy at work.

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And Bud Light's market share drop was not due to the transexual.

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I said not everything is the result of culture differences. That is different than saying nothing is the result of culture differences.

Try logic.

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This is.

Try logic.

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You're losing it. You used to try to make sense. I do want to know whatever you tribal zealots decide on for a theme song. I'm imagining something that fits in the new Barbie movie.

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You're projecting again.

Irony is tribal zealots is exactly what killed Sports Illustrated and is killing Disney. Irony is people like me having tribalism projected upon for the desire to not have tribalism injected into everything. But this is the pattern just like the left constantly starting Culture Wars and then claiming conservatives are obsessed with Culture Wars and "pouncing." Self-awareness is helpful.

Many want to read about sports or go to a movie without having to suffer the affirmations of emotional, illogical, left-wing tribal nut jobs. Once things like Sports Illustrated decided creating safe spaces for fringe idiots was more important than sports reporting, the rational people went elsewhere.

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Which new all sorts magazine are they reading?

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www.duckduckgo.com

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You are a Steve Bannon disciple.

From the Bee

'I Just Don't Know Where We Went Wrong,' Contemplates Sports Illustrated Executive In Front Of Framed Covers Of Obese, Trans Swimsuit Models

NEW YORK, NY After sending a company-wide email to notify all of its staff that they were being laid off, a top executive at iconic publication Sports Illustrated contemplated how things turned out so wrong as he stood in front of framed covers of obese and trans swimsuit models.

"I just don't know where things went south," said Jack Weber. "Did we not get woke enough? Should we have featured trans models even earlier? Was the heavy woman we put on the cover not heavy enough? What was it? Maybe we should've given more consideration to plastering the Pride flag on our cover back in June. I was certain we signaled the appropriate amount of virtue for every possible cause and movement out there. It just makes no sense."

The magazine, long seen as the authoritative source for all sports news, finally cut loose all its workforce after realizing no one was reading the publication anymore. "This really threw us for a loop," Weber said. "We had so many big things planned to turn things around. A salute to Caitlyn Jenner. Naming Lia Thomas our Female Athlete of the Year. We were even in negotiations to have Lizzo as a special celebrity cover model for the swimsuit issue this year. Now, all of that will be lost."

At publishing time, Sports Illustrated announced it had found a new solution to its problems by hiring an entirely new staff that would be the most diverse and inclusive in the history of sports news publications.

Frank Galvin said:

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SI going other has nothing to do with their swimsuit issue. It never got any traction as an online publication. Very few publications can survive without that.

The desire to blame everything on "leftist socialists" and "wokism" is just bizarre. If anything. SI's death is just a market economy at work.

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Claiming it has nothing to do is wrong.

It might not be the SOLE reason but it is conencted.

Their problem started 20+ years ago as people started getting more sports from online sources and ESPN started doing more than just sportscenter.

As those sources started doing more of the type of stories that SI used to do their subscribers dropped.

Then as they started going political/woke it kept dropping doing stories on people not connected to sports, social issues, etc.

but if you look at charts of their number of subscribers there has been a rapid decline since they started putting plus size models on the cover and an even sharper decline since they have gone full woke the last 5 years.

So again it is not the only reason but it is one of the several that killed it.

cowboycwr said:

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Frank Galvin said:

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SI going other has nothing to do with their swimsuit issue. It never got any traction as an online publication. Very few publications can survive without that.

The desire to blame everything on "leftist socialists" and "wokism" is just bizarre. If anything. SI's death is just a market economy at work.

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Claiming it has nothing to do is wrong.

It might not be the SOLE reason but it is conencted.

Their problem started 20+ years ago as people started getting more sports from online sources and ESPN started doing more than just sportscenter.

As those sources started doing more of the type of stories that SI used to do their subscribers dropped.

Then as they started going political/woke it kept dropping doing stories on people not connected to sports, social issues, etc.

but if you look at charts of their number of subscribers there has been a rapid decline since they started putting plus size models on the cover and an even sharper decline since they have gone full woke the last 5 years.

So again it is not the only reason but it is one of the several that killed it.

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Can anyone site even one example of a corporation or business entity that went woke and it demonstrably improved their market share or business? Shoot - how about one example where it didn't severely damage them at best?

What ever happened to finding writers like Dan Jenkins, Bud Shrake and Frank Deford? They even had Rick Reilly who had his woke back page commentary, which was interesting before the whole rag became that way.

It's all been gone a long time, but I miss it.

ESPN next?

Larger story: The cash on hand that Amazon, Apple and Netflix have, and can spend on rights fees, should scare the hell out of Disney.

Because, given the way ESPN’s programming has gone recently, losing live rights could very well be the end of ESPN. https://t.co/0q9exs8fOp

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) January 23, 2024

boognish_bear said:

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ESPN next?

Larger story: The cash on hand that Amazon, Apple and Netflix have, and can spend on rights fees, should scare the hell out of Disney.

Because, given the way ESPN’s programming has gone recently, losing live rights could very well be the end of ESPN. https://t.co/0q9exs8fOp

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) January 23, 2024

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I would not mind ESPN losing their monopoly over many of the sports, especially college football, and how they have really driven the narrative in that sport (and they have in terms of rankings, awards, etc.).

What I don't want to see is having to have a subscription or premium subscription to multiple different services just to watch games or not have the ability to just turn on a game as a casual fan.

For example, this fall I had sling to watch college football but had to watch some of our games on ESPN plus which meant getting that extra just for that and our reception for local channels was horrible to non existent so we were often not able to watch ABC, CBS, or Fox for those games since they are not on sling (or most other streaming providers).

I love being able to turn on college football games Tuesday through Saturday. I know I am not typical in that but I don't care that it is two MAC teams on tuesday that are not very good. To me it is football so I watch it but I won't do that if each conference is on a different streaming service unless it is on the ones I already have and don't have to get a premium package or add on.

OsoCoreyell said:

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When they put out the tran-ny, fat old swimsuit edition, I knew it was done for.

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Go woke, go broke

Go fat, fall flat

Go ******, (ah crap! what rhymes with ******?)

Johnny Bear said:

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cowboycwr said:

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Frank Galvin said:

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SI going other has nothing to do with their swimsuit issue. It never got any traction as an online publication. Very few publications can survive without that.

The desire to blame everything on "leftist socialists" and "wokism" is just bizarre. If anything. SI's death is just a market economy at work.

---

Claiming it has nothing to do is wrong.

It might not be the SOLE reason but it is conencted.

Their problem started 20+ years ago as people started getting more sports from online sources and ESPN started doing more than just sportscenter.

As those sources started doing more of the type of stories that SI used to do their subscribers dropped.

Then as they started going political/woke it kept dropping doing stories on people not connected to sports, social issues, etc.

but if you look at charts of their number of subscribers there has been a rapid decline since they started putting plus size models on the cover and an even sharper decline since they have gone full woke the last 5 years.

So again it is not the only reason but it is one of the several that killed it.

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Can anyone site even one example of a corporation or business entity that went woke and it demonstrably improved their market share or business? Shoot - how about one example where it didn't severely damage them at best?

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Define what going woke means.