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Cross cultural humanitarian bonding is more important than any medical or technological breakthrough. It might be nice if regular people bonded over rockets, b

Cross cultural humanitarian bonding is more important than any medical or technological breakthrough. It might be nice if regular people bonded over rockets, but they don't. They bond through sports. Because of this, international sports competitions go a long way towards softening some of humanity's worst tendencies: racism, sexism, and xenophobia.

moogly 8y ago
In my eyes, sports reinforce/exacerbate those things. Hooliganism, violent riots, murdering players making own goals, murdering referees doing the wrong (or right) call... I really don't think sports brings out the best in humanity. At best it's a replacement for jingoism. Rockets don't make people punch other people in the face. Sports really do.
- Consultant32452 8y ago
  Rocket technology is a weapons delivery system. Rank and file people seeing the world come together and work towards a common goal, even on something as "trivial" as a game, humanizes those different people. And yes, it sometimes results in an occasional fight, but it's much better than the kinds of fights that occur which involve rockets.
tastygreenapple 8y ago
Rank order these two by what would most benefit humanity: * two people of different ethnicities holding hands * cold fusion
- Consultant32452 8y ago
  I think creating a world in which humans are less inclined to kill one another is more important than increasing our energy supply. We're not exactly lacking in energy as it stands.
  - tastygreenapple 8y ago
    How do you propose we create a world in which humans are less inclined to kill one another? Need I remind you we discovered fusion to kill people?
gspetr 8y ago
> international sports competitions go a long way towards softening some of humanity's worst tendencies: sexism Sexism? I hope you do realize that you are actually defeating your own argument here, since women are segregated and compete separately. Trans-men, who were not even top athletes among biological men, already dominate biological women's competition.

moogly 8y ago

In my eyes, sports reinforce/exacerbate those things. Hooliganism, violent riots, murdering players making own goals, murdering referees doing the wrong (or right) call... I really don't think sports brings out the best in humanity. At best it's a replacement for jingoism. Rockets don't make people punch other people in the face. Sports really do.

Consultant32452 8y ago
Rocket technology is a weapons delivery system. Rank and file people seeing the world come together and work towards a common goal, even on something as "trivial" as a game, humanizes those different people. And yes, it sometimes results in an occasional fight, but it's much better than the kinds of fights that occur which involve rockets.

tastygreenapple 8y ago

Rank order these two by what would most benefit humanity: * two people of different ethnicities holding hands * cold fusion

Consultant32452 8y ago
I think creating a world in which humans are less inclined to kill one another is more important than increasing our energy supply. We're not exactly lacking in energy as it stands.
- tastygreenapple 8y ago
  How do you propose we create a world in which humans are less inclined to kill one another? Need I remind you we discovered fusion to kill people?

gspetr 8y ago

> international sports competitions go a long way towards softening some of humanity's worst tendencies: sexism Sexism? I hope you do realize that you are actually defeating your own argument here, since women are segregated and compete separately. Trans-men, who were not even top athletes among biological men, already dominate biological women's competition.