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Why do you think so?
by logarhythmic 6y ago
Why do you think so?
- perfunctory 6y agoI dunno. Here is just one random stat that came to mind. Boston marathon participation throughout the years 1897 - 18 1930 - 218 1970 - 1174 2000 - 17813 2019 - 30234 https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/results/participation https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/results/participat... Still, would be interesting to see some comprehensive study on active leisure.
- steakknife 6y agoMeh. I would bet that has way more to do with the cost of travelling to Boston for the average person around the world and the growth in prestige of that particular event. Also, athleisure is "active" in the literal sense, but is it contributing anything back to society? I guess one could argue it collectively reduces the cost of our growing passiveness. But I would argue, as someone who loves exercising, that exercise is just a video game that makes you feel progressively better the longer you play it instead of worse. It doesn't serve a broader purpose beyond a certain point of basic health, unless you are so good that other people derive satisfaction from your accomplishments (pro athlete) or you are doing it to form social connections (golf, intramural sports leagues, etc.) or like break a world record or something.