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[–] [email protected] 97 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I think it's neat he doesn't hurt the people, only separates

[–] [email protected] 55 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yes, especially the fans' hands on Messi's shoulder, quite nice

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

That would really piss me off, people constantly trying to touch me like that.

It's so weird how strong the para-social effect is; it's almost like they think they own him in some way. Ugh. Can totally see how he needs a bodyguard for shit like that.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah cool but a single edited video is not enough to prove that.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You're right but also, this edit shows that at least a number of times he doesn't hurt them. At the very least we know that he does some thinking on how to handle certain situations, especially because a couple of these I 100 percent expected him to tackle people to the ground and instead he just holds them away. Pleasantly surprised.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If Messi's bodyguard was regularly roughing up fans, you'd have read about it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Yep and I think one of the ones in the video was another player maybe? Would be bad if he roughed up another million dollar player too.

I love that Messi trusts the bodyguard so much that he doesn't even flinch at stuff, he knows his boy has him covered.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

I need a boundary setter to walk around with me and set good boundaries with the people I interact with.