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Why isn't some entertainment - even if it's somewhat frivolous - for the greater good? An hour spent watching a football game is an hour less committing crime
by karmelapple 10y ago
Why isn't some entertainment - even if it's somewhat frivolous - for the greater good?
An hour spent watching a football game is an hour less committing crime or doing other unsavory acts.
But agreed - that person would win all the Nobel Peace prizes.
- dpark 10y ago> An hour spent watching a football game is an hour less committing crime or doing other unsavory acts. Not for the vast, vast majority of people watching football. Most people aren't engaging in crime or "unsavory acts" whenever they have to entertain themselves. I think mass entertainment is definitely for the greater good, but not because it reduces crime in any appreciable fashion.
- karmelapple 10y agoMaybe not crime, but also stops people from doing any other bad things. Not to mention the good social bits of being a fan of something and being able to bond with strangers over fandom.
- AstralStorm 10y agoAlso stops some people from doing good things - they'd be bored, so they'd either go after politics (yup, either big or local), actual art (ok), maybe make something as in crafts (probably best outcome).