The modern concept of spectacle supports is a waste, not sport itself. As a psych nurse I wish a lot more people would do sports, especially team ones for the social aspect. The best exercise is one that brings you joy; making people run on treadmills to keep their hearts and muscles functioning isn’t even one of my preferred dystopias to live in. I’m not even fundamentally against spectator sports in and of themselves; just the modern commercialization and the way universities in particular have essentially become sports franchises with side hustles in education. I even enjoy watching the artistry and human physical prowess in the Olympics. But again the issue to me is the commercialization. Capitalism has taken so much from us and to me reclamation is more important than elimination in most if not all contexts.
For the athlets they are evercise andethus of value I don’t understand why you would watch someone exercise though. Much better to watch someone play mandolin…
Let’s go further and remove Soccer, American Football, Basketball, Hockey and other sports.
All of that is IMO a waste of time, with no value /s
I was with you up until the /s
We really should. Sports aren’t only a waste of time, they’re a waste of money, too. It infuriates me that taxpayer money is used to build stadiums.
The modern concept of spectacle supports is a waste, not sport itself. As a psych nurse I wish a lot more people would do sports, especially team ones for the social aspect. The best exercise is one that brings you joy; making people run on treadmills to keep their hearts and muscles functioning isn’t even one of my preferred dystopias to live in. I’m not even fundamentally against spectator sports in and of themselves; just the modern commercialization and the way universities in particular have essentially become sports franchises with side hustles in education. I even enjoy watching the artistry and human physical prowess in the Olympics. But again the issue to me is the commercialization. Capitalism has taken so much from us and to me reclamation is more important than elimination in most if not all contexts.
You should add “professional” before “sports”
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What’s the /s for? Watching millionaires play with a ball to make corrupt rich assholes even richer is dumb as fuck
Agreed, all sports are a waste of time and money.
Nah, playing sports is pretty fun. Watching rich people play with a ball is not.
Professional sports is
For the athlets they are evercise andethus of value I don’t understand why you would watch someone exercise though. Much better to watch someone play mandolin…
Because it’s generally fun to watch people be really good at stuff. The competition aspect of it creates stories that people get invested in too