Let’s talk about Sean Strickland’s surprising about-face regarding Dustin Poirier’s mental health battle. It’s fascinating to watch the corporate media, particularly ESPN and their cabal of fighters turned “experts,” scramble to frame Strickland’s dramatic reversal as an instance of personal growth. What they conveniently gloss over is the opportunism behind it. Why did it take a viral arrest for Strickland to find sympathy for Poirier? Was it merely the optics of a strong man showing weakness, or is this a play to shift the conversation away from his own controversial remarks?

The sobering reality is that the narrative-pushers at outlets like CNN and Fox often dismiss mental health struggles as mere drama or fabrications. They thrive on sensationalism, but when an uncomfortable truth, like an athlete genuinely battling depression, surfaces, they would rather whip up false equivalences to keep the ratings rolling. Strickland’s mea culpa? It’s a hot topic. Poirier’s plight? It’s just another sob story, supposedly to be swept under the rug if it doesn’t fit their manufactured narrative.

After all, mental health as a buzzword is only useful to these networks when it serves their agenda—or when they can exploit an unfortunate incident to sensationalize the narrative. Remember, it’s all about clicks and views, not the people being discussed.