Again, creations of fantasy are also real events that become history, involving real people. And again, none of this sport vs fantasy discussion is actually even relevant since your original comment was “sports stats (fans) are better than tv/movie aficionados”. And I still haven’t heard who or what they’re better for and by what metric. And yeah, I already addressed the GoT comparison at length, you ignored it.
Edit: But you’re right, at this point we’re just repeating ourselves ad nauseum on a topic neither of us cares about 😂. Good banter, catch ya next time.
Arya Stark is not a real person. You brought up the creatives involved but sports have many people involved too so that’s neutral. That there were millions involved in the fandom of Game of Thrones does not make it historically equivalent to the millions involved in World War 2.
, I already addressed the GoT comparison
Your response was that you agreed so it didn’t need further addressing.
" Maybe! Kinda."
Claiming that people could take the wrong interpretation of history is neutral because people could take the wrong interpretation of fiction. So we are left with reading history is “maybe kinda” better than reading fiction.
I still haven’t heard who or what they’re better for and by what metric.
“Maybe” means could be yes, could be no, and the “kinda” modified the “maybe” to be even more doubtful. Not sure how you figure that’s a metric or an indication of who benefits. Honestly I was just trying to couch my response in a way that made it clear I wasn’t just being contrarian or a troll. By the end of that paragraph, you’ll see I say it’s a wash. Just like you said about the “creatives” argument, which I agree it is a wash. The people creating sports and the people creating TV shows are all people doing what they love and creating a product. Both products are performances. To bring it back to DnD, one performance being more dexterity and strength based doesn’t diminish the other being charisma and wisdom based. Different skills, different performances, same amount of social value.
Though here’s one more somewhat petty argument: afaik, no TV show or movie has ever caused a riot or a subculture based in violence and otherism. I honestly believe tribalism is cancerous to modern society, and sports aren’t helping.
Again, creations of fantasy are also real events that become history, involving real people. And again, none of this sport vs fantasy discussion is actually even relevant since your original comment was “sports stats (fans) are better than tv/movie aficionados”. And I still haven’t heard who or what they’re better for and by what metric. And yeah, I already addressed the GoT comparison at length, you ignored it.
Edit: But you’re right, at this point we’re just repeating ourselves ad nauseum on a topic neither of us cares about 😂. Good banter, catch ya next time.
Arya Stark is not a real person. You brought up the creatives involved but sports have many people involved too so that’s neutral. That there were millions involved in the fandom of Game of Thrones does not make it historically equivalent to the millions involved in World War 2.
Your response was that you agreed so it didn’t need further addressing. " Maybe! Kinda."
Claiming that people could take the wrong interpretation of history is neutral because people could take the wrong interpretation of fiction. So we are left with reading history is “maybe kinda” better than reading fiction.
By your own metric, “Maybe! Kinda.”
“Maybe” means could be yes, could be no, and the “kinda” modified the “maybe” to be even more doubtful. Not sure how you figure that’s a metric or an indication of who benefits. Honestly I was just trying to couch my response in a way that made it clear I wasn’t just being contrarian or a troll. By the end of that paragraph, you’ll see I say it’s a wash. Just like you said about the “creatives” argument, which I agree it is a wash. The people creating sports and the people creating TV shows are all people doing what they love and creating a product. Both products are performances. To bring it back to DnD, one performance being more dexterity and strength based doesn’t diminish the other being charisma and wisdom based. Different skills, different performances, same amount of social value.
Though here’s one more somewhat petty argument: afaik, no TV show or movie has ever caused a riot or a subculture based in violence and otherism. I honestly believe tribalism is cancerous to modern society, and sports aren’t helping.