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I think I'm starting to realize why sport was pushed so hard until the 00s. It is complete nonsense that you can get your tribalism out on without impacting any
by konjin 6y ago
I think I'm starting to realize why sport was pushed so hard until the 00s. It is complete nonsense that you can get your tribalism out on without impacting any part of your life. Imagine how much better the world would be if people checked game scores instead of tweets.
- throwaway13337 6y agoPolitics and sports are often linked. From chariot races to football clubs, real politic change happens through sports. Here's an account of the famous chariot race riot in ancient Constantinople: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nika_riots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nika_riots Humans will make an identity group worth dying for over anything.
- konjin 6y agoThat was literally the teams uniting over politics and burning the city down. Bread and circuses was a state policy in the Empire for a reason.
- bassman9000 6y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses