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Listen to my spouse and then my spouse listens to me. Then we talk about our day or whatever. Nothing beats friendship and companionship. We rarely turn on t

Listen to my spouse and then my spouse listens to me. Then we talk about our day or whatever. Nothing beats friendship and companionship. We rarely turn on the tv - maybe for superbowl or storm coverage.

roryisok 9y ago
You had me until Superbowl. I don't understand why people waste time watching other people throw a ball around for money, but hey its your time to waste I guess. I'll just crawl into my downvote bomb shelter now and watch some people pretending to fight zombies, much less of a waste of time
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- roryisok 9y ago
  Replying to my own comment. Ok lets face it, we all waste our time, and that is essentially what this thread is about. Most pastimes can be made to sound silly, and just because I don't share your interests doesn't mean they're less valid than my own. I code apps nobody will ever use, write books that will never be published, and I have watched 11 and a half seasons of supernatural. And I'm sitting here commenting on the internet instead of doing even any of those things. Ok. I'm going for a walk
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  - thesmallestcat 9y ago
    I take serious issue with you acting like some authority on what is or isn't a waste of time. It's arrogant and destructive, to yourself and others.
    - roryisok 9y ago
      I did take it back
  - oddlyaromatic 9y ago
    I spent a lot of time not getting sports. And deep down I still don't care what all those millionaires do with their balls. Buy having a stake in a tense game between rivals feels awesome. Being surrounded by strangers who love the same thing you love feels awesome. And having common ground with quite a lot of people you meet is nice too. I dismissed so many things because I didn't think they were important. Granted, your followup did clarify that you don't think sports are less valid as an interest than your own things. I don't really seek out sports much, but if I get to watch a game with somebody who cares about it more, I give it my full attention and yell at the screen and/or field as needed, and it's generally a lot of fun.
- losteverything 9y ago
  It's an event in our house. The commercials. The "big deal" food we make.. The halftime. The game too... Plus I buy a box each year and lose $5 (this year I won 30!!!) I recall my family and my spouse's family would sit down each night and watch tv. That was their unwind thing. Tv just isn't in my life.
- khedoros1 9y ago
  > I don't understand why people waste time watching other people throw a ball around for money, but hey its your time to waste I guess. I rarely enjoy football itself, but I don't understand people who can't understand (at least on an intellectual level) why it would be enjoyable. The list of things that I enjoy wasting time on is much shorter than the list of things that I don't enjoy wasting time on, and I suspect that's true for most people.

roryisok 9y ago

You had me until Superbowl. I don't understand why people waste time watching other people throw a ball around for money, but hey its your time to waste I guess. I'll just crawl into my downvote bomb shelter now and watch some people pretending to fight zombies, much less of a waste of time

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roryisok 9y ago
Replying to my own comment. Ok lets face it, we all waste our time, and that is essentially what this thread is about. Most pastimes can be made to sound silly, and just because I don't share your interests doesn't mean they're less valid than my own. I code apps nobody will ever use, write books that will never be published, and I have watched 11 and a half seasons of supernatural. And I'm sitting here commenting on the internet instead of doing even any of those things. Ok. I'm going for a walk
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- thesmallestcat 9y ago
  I take serious issue with you acting like some authority on what is or isn't a waste of time. It's arrogant and destructive, to yourself and others.
  - roryisok 9y ago
    I did take it back
- oddlyaromatic 9y ago
  I spent a lot of time not getting sports. And deep down I still don't care what all those millionaires do with their balls. Buy having a stake in a tense game between rivals feels awesome. Being surrounded by strangers who love the same thing you love feels awesome. And having common ground with quite a lot of people you meet is nice too. I dismissed so many things because I didn't think they were important. Granted, your followup did clarify that you don't think sports are less valid as an interest than your own things. I don't really seek out sports much, but if I get to watch a game with somebody who cares about it more, I give it my full attention and yell at the screen and/or field as needed, and it's generally a lot of fun.
losteverything 9y ago
It's an event in our house. The commercials. The "big deal" food we make.. The halftime. The game too... Plus I buy a box each year and lose $5 (this year I won 30!!!) I recall my family and my spouse's family would sit down each night and watch tv. That was their unwind thing. Tv just isn't in my life.
khedoros1 9y ago
> I don't understand why people waste time watching other people throw a ball around for money, but hey its your time to waste I guess. I rarely enjoy football itself, but I don't understand people who can't understand (at least on an intellectual level) why it would be enjoyable. The list of things that I enjoy wasting time on is much shorter than the list of things that I don't enjoy wasting time on, and I suspect that's true for most people.