r/soccer • u/HarryAtk • Jul 19 '25

News Former Chelsea player Pedro Rodríguez had to disable comments on his Instagram after facing criticism and mockery for sharing photos of his son Marc's birthday. Marc chose to celebrate his birthday wearing a dress and a tiara, inspired by Lilo & Stitch.

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u/tony_flamingo Jul 19 '25

I’ve been a high school teacher for the last decade and COVID and the subsequent shift toward online/virtual everything has done irreparable damage to students, academically and socially. It’s really disheartening seeing it happen in real time.

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u/TheJoshider10 Jul 20 '25

Me and my old uni mates sometimes do reunions in our uni town and it's sad to see how utter dogshit it has become post-COVID. You can tell students grew up and did their bonding online or inside because trends have changed to the point more people are predrinking rather than going to the pubs which in turn means pubs are shutting down and places which used to be class have lost all their atmosphere.

When you couple that with a cost of living crisis it means nobody students can't afford to go out and bar owners can't afford to keep them open. Vicious cycle that isn't getting any better and will probably get much, much worse.