Again, this study did not attempt to prove that relationship outcomes were indistinguishable, per se. Rather, these relationship outcomes can not be 100% explained by geographic distance.

The following measures were used:

• Intimacy: Participants who reported less distress, greater distance apart, more relationship certainty, higher certainty satisfaction, and more positive attitudes about the satisfaction of those in LDDRs reported higher intimacy.
• Commitment: Participants who reported less distress, more relationship certainty, higher certainty satisfaction, more negative attitudes about the likelihood of LDDRs lasting, and more positive attitudes about the satisfaction of those in LDDRs also reported higher commitment.
• Communication: Participants who reported less distress, a greater distance, greater relationship certainty, higher certainty satisfaction, and more positive attitudes about the likelihood of LDDRs lasting and the satisfaction of those in LDDRs also had higher scores in communication.
• Relationship Satisfaction: Participants who reported less distress, greater distance, greater relationship certainty, higher certainty satisfaction, more positive attitudes about the likelihood of LDDRs lasting and the satisfaction of those in LDDRs also reported greater relationship satisfaction.

Titled “Go Long! Predictors of Positive Relationship Outcomes in Long Distance Dating Relationships”. To read the full study (no paywall), click here.

Not exactly…actually, not at all. The study neither attempted to answer this question nor could it really answer this question, given the extreme variance in relationship quality from couple to couple, whether geographically close or long-distance.

What it did find was that:

1. Demographic factors (student status, sexual orientation, and relationship composition; pg. 14) did not significantly contribute to differences in relationship outcome between long-distance (LDDRs) and geographically close (GCRs) couples.
2. There are a TON of factors that contribute to relationship outcome. Of these, subjective factors (feelings of intimacy) are no less important than objective factors (distance).

In other words, while LDDRs and GCRs certainly vary in relationship satisfaction levels, the variance isn’t completely explained by distance. Psychological distress, distance, relationship certainty, and attitudes towards LDDRs accounted for 23% of the variance in relationship satisfaction. Specifically:

Participants who reported less distress, greater distance, greater relationship certainty, higher certainty satisfaction, more positive attitudes about the likelihood of LDDRs lasting and the satisfaction of those in LDDRs also reported greater relationship satisfaction.

The core of this statement speaks to the symbiotic nature of our communities, our biosphere, our universe, and so on.

The simplest way to think of this is to imagine a whale in a fish tank. Its fat body taking up all the room in the tank, none of the other fish have room to move around. That’s if the whale didn’t already eat the other fish, which would leave you with just a fat whale in your fish tank, waiting to die – cause of death: total domination.

The point here is that domination is not natural. Nature has a way of facilitating symbiotic relationships and promoting ecological diversity. Humans, apparently, don’t.

Since it’s closely related to Hip Hop’s rise and fall, consider the rising oligopolies in America. Barry Lynn, author of Cornered, stated that market dominance by two or three companies

is not the exception in the United States, but increasingly the rule.

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K.R.I.T. is referring to how, even after putting out 5 albums worth of material (1 major label album, 4 free mixtapes), it took a name drop from Kendrick Lamar to wake the mainstream up and finally reach a greater level of recognition for his music.

The 5 albums K.R.I.T. refers to are:

• K.R.I.T. Wuz Here
• Return of 4Eva
• 4Eva N A Day
• Live From The Underground
• King Remembered In Time

Krizzle then references his country roots, which is an important theme in this song. For years, Southern artists have been the backbone of Hip Hop culture, ever since Scarface and the Geto Boys. Much of the diversity in Hip Hop throughout the 1990’s and 2000’s was owed to the diffusion of Hip Hop culture from NY to the Southern U.S., through Houston, Atlanta, and New Orleans, out towards the West Coast, and then back again.

Despite this, southern artists have always been marginalized by mainstream Hip Hop, for many reasons. Specifically, K.R.I.T. talks about the misrepresentation of Southern Rap, not just by major labels but also by other artists. For example, 50 Cent claimed back in 2006 that Southern Rap was hurting Hip Hop and called it “simplified”.

KRIT explains this line himself on his interview with Sway
http://youtu.be/wuFkkLNAras?t=17m50s

Although it’s the only study done so far, McGill & Marshall (2012) found that kettlebells create some serious stress on the lower back:

It was found that kettlebell swings create a hip-hinge squat pattern characterized by rapid muscle activation-relaxation cycles of substantial magnitudes resulting in about 3,200 N of low back compression.

Len Kravitz, PhD., points out that there is a “large shear to compression load ratio on the lumbar spine”. This basically means that a slow progression is key, and those with a history of back problems should be very careful.