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Football is pretty much chess with guided missiles. The basic rule is easy enough to remember (4 tries to go 10 yards or the other team gets the ball), and I've
by rainbowmverse 9y ago
Football is pretty much chess with guided missiles. The basic rule is easy enough to remember (4 tries to go 10 yards or the other team gets the ball), and I've never met a football fan who minded filling in the gaps of the current discussion.
It's the same with kids. I have no trouble finding things to talk about with my friend who's raising a kid at a similar age. It often starts with talking about how we were raised. Maybe it's worth rethinking your approach to these kinds of discussions.
- ianai 9y agoTalking about how you were raised definitely helps.
- nubbins 9y agoI can't talk about football with serious fans because they are obsessed with minutia, personalities, who did what, what games they have to win etc. In a way its revealing of who cares enough because you have to invest (waste) hours to keep up with that sort of stuff. What you're describing sounds like kind of a meta-football discussion about rules etc that I'd enjoy.
- rainbowmverse 9y agoIt only seems like a waste because it's not your thing. I don't care for it, but I also don't care for 90% of what's in the tech press. Most of it is meaningless (who will remember that random funding round/the player who won't last a season five years from now?), but it's fine entertainment if that's what you want.