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I once visited Lubbock, Texas, home of Texas Tech, a big football school. And there, the stadium just towered above the rest of town. The good burghers of Lubbo
by johan_larson 10y ago
I once visited Lubbock, Texas, home of Texas Tech, a big football school. And there, the stadium just towered above the rest of town. The good burghers of Lubbock didn't build themselves a sports arena. They built a damn cathedral.
- angry_octet 10y agoThis is the reason questioning sports is blasphemy: sport is religion. Stadiums are places of worship. Coaches are bishops. Fortunately the mechanism of feeding pro sports (TV advertising) is fading somewhat, as people's attention is drawn to other activities. But I wouldn't be surprised if Facebook bought the rights to e.g. basketball.
- zipwitch 10y agoSports-worship is an accepted sect of American Civic Religion.