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This is the reason questioning sports is blasphemy: sport is religion. Stadiums are places of worship. Coaches are bishops. Fortunately the mechanism of feedin
by angry_octet 10y ago
This 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.