> Sports is ultimately about making the masses happy That's an interesting assertion, but it's certainly not universally true. How much sports rules should be

> Sports is ultimately about making the masses happy That's an interesting assertion, but it's certainly not universally true. How much sports rules should be for the people watching and how much should be for the people playing is a constant source of tension in the rules. It's also something that people tend to forget. Even for the most popular sports the vast majority of competitions will be watched by almost nobody and engaged in for the pure joy of it. The rules need to take these people into account too!