Look on the bright side: over 100 years ago a philosopher -- forgive me, I can no longer remember who -- said they would build sports stadiums to entertain and preoccupy the masses, while undermining men's need for community and belonging. They would do this by supplanting that need with a fake community of "belonging" to a sports team that, in reality, has nothing to do with them. Also, all these sporting events and colosseums -- er I mean "arenas" -- are just the modern version of ancient Rome's "bread and circuses".
So, having said all that, consider the implosion of modern sports as a grand opportunity for society to reclaim real community and get back to reality. Nothing wrong with playing sports; nothing wrong with enjoying watching a sporting event; there's a helluva lot wrong with being overly preoccupied watching vastly overpaid jocks play a game for a living, while over-identifying with them, and vastly overpaying for the "privilege".
Great response. I have reflected on my past "obsession" and preoccupation with sports teams, so this break has really allowed me to reset and do more good.
I'm checked out of sports and entertainment until they either allow all social and political sponsorship or leave it all out. Playing the black national anthem (didn't know there even was one) because some criminal ODed on Fetanyl just to create a narrative of systemic racism so people hate the President made me say "Fuck The NFL."
Look on the bright side: over 100 years ago a philosopher -- forgive me, I can no longer remember who -- said they would build sports stadiums to entertain and preoccupy the masses, while undermining men's need for community and belonging. They would do this by supplanting that need with a fake community of "belonging" to a sports team that, in reality, has nothing to do with them. Also, all these sporting events and colosseums -- er I mean "arenas" -- are just the modern version of ancient Rome's "bread and circuses".
So, having said all that, consider the implosion of modern sports as a grand opportunity for society to reclaim real community and get back to reality. Nothing wrong with playing sports; nothing wrong with enjoying watching a sporting event; there's a helluva lot wrong with being overly preoccupied watching vastly overpaid jocks play a game for a living, while over-identifying with them, and vastly overpaying for the "privilege".
Great response. I have reflected on my past "obsession" and preoccupation with sports teams, so this break has really allowed me to reset and do more good.
I'm checked out of sports and entertainment until they either allow all social and political sponsorship or leave it all out. Playing the black national anthem (didn't know there even was one) because some criminal ODed on Fetanyl just to create a narrative of systemic racism so people hate the President made me say "Fuck The NFL."
Could a player put "I Can Do All Things Through Christ" or "MAGA" on their helmet? Of course not.
Will they be executing cops at half time or was that the pre-game? I won’t watch BLMNFLAntifa