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>Loyalty to what exactly? The players come and go over the years, perhaps it's a loyalty to the owners? Personnel is transient. That's why it makes sense to ha
by tokai 6y ago
>Loyalty to what exactly? The players come and go over the years, perhaps it's a loyalty to the owners?
Personnel is transient. That's why it makes sense to have loyalty to the identity of a team. That also elevates it from shilling a corporate entity to a lifestyle. Clubs often have relations and connections to their fanclubs, because they know they have a huge stake in the team and do hold some power. Also its more fun to watch sports if you have some skin in the game, instead of just observing 'neutrally', besides the social aspect. It's a kind of adhoc storytelling.
- dylan604 6y agoLocality and the pride of the local team. Do you cheer for your country's Olympic team? Do you stand for the pledge of allegience or national anthem? Why? Because that's what you were trained to do as a kid? Lots of sports fans start the same way. If you are referring to betting on sports as "skin in the game" when making it more interesting just is an excuse for your need to bet on something. I never bet on sports of any type, and enjoy it just fine. If you feel that sports on only interesting if you have money on the line, then maybe it is time to seek help.
- neilparikh 6y ago> Locality and the pride of the local team. Do you cheer for your country's Olympic team? The big difference is that members of the Olympic team are citizens of the country, so the connection to you is clear (one of your "own" is doing well), while that's not the case for local teams. Often, they're not even from the same country (ex. lot of players for Canadian NHL teams are from the US, and vice versa). So the only local part is the shell itself. Sounds vaguely related to "Ship of Theseus" I suppose.
- tokai 6y agoI meant personal involvement. I have no idea why you would think betting. Please calm down before you tell people to get help.