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To add on to this, I have a co-worker from a specific university who would not buy a car because it was a rival universities colour. This person is ~30 years o

by casion 4y ago

To add on to this, I have a co-worker from a specific university who would not buy a car because it was a rival universities colour. This person is ~30 years out of school, and the vehicle was an INCREDIBLE deal and exactly what the person was looking to buy (other than the colour). The person never competed in sports and was a comp sci major. It runs deep for at many schools.

sitkack 4y ago
They themselves might have cared, but damn if I wear a purple shirt in Seattle folks are like Go Huskies to me, to the point where I think twice about putting it on or wearing it outside the house. I could give a damn about sports or nationalism, but lots of other idiots do.
- bseidensticker 4y ago
  I think it's a little unfair to call people idiots for something that's extremely hardwired into their brains.
  - sitkack 4y ago
    That is why we go to great lengths to civilize ourselves. Sports fanaticism is a fetal nationalism. Maybe we should challenge our hardwired programming, it does seem to offer a lot of control in our actions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_hooliganism_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_hooliganism_in_the_Un...
    - EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 4y ago
      Or maybe sport is a way to vent the natural hate off in a harmless way.
- DiggyJohnson 4y ago
  > idiots Downvoted and reported, frankly. How can you do callously say something about this? You do realize sports fans are (for the most part) self aware of the inconsequence of a sports rivalry in the real world, right?
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  - sitkack 4y ago
    I apologize for triggering your sensitivities. But I implore you to look critically at the role that sports fans and fanaticism plays in our culture. https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sports-fan-violence-factors-1014127 https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sports-fan-violence-factors... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_violent_spectator_incidents_in_sports https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_violent_spectator_inci... http://encyclopedia.uia.org/en/problem/violent-sports-fans http://encyclopedia.uia.org/en/problem/violent-sports-fans
sokoloff 4y ago
My wife would not let me wear a tie with Michigan colors to a wedding. Michigan and (the) Ohio State are rivals; she grew up near but did not go to Ohio State. It’s deep indeed.
DiggyJohnson 4y ago
I chose my car color over my other preferred color (orange) for precisely this reason. It’s fun to use little heuristics like this - and completely harmless considering the inconsequence of the decision. I know it doesn’t matter, but I can’t buy two cars, and I really could have gone either way. Is this really so far fetched?

by casion 4y ago

sitkack 4y ago

They themselves might have cared, but damn if I wear a purple shirt in Seattle folks are like Go Huskies to me, to the point where I think twice about putting it on or wearing it outside the house. I could give a damn about sports or nationalism, but lots of other idiots do.

bseidensticker 4y ago
I think it's a little unfair to call people idiots for something that's extremely hardwired into their brains.
- sitkack 4y ago
  That is why we go to great lengths to civilize ourselves. Sports fanaticism is a fetal nationalism. Maybe we should challenge our hardwired programming, it does seem to offer a lot of control in our actions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_hooliganism_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_hooliganism_in_the_Un...
  - EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 4y ago
    Or maybe sport is a way to vent the natural hate off in a harmless way.
DiggyJohnson 4y ago
> idiots Downvoted and reported, frankly. How can you do callously say something about this? You do realize sports fans are (for the most part) self aware of the inconsequence of a sports rivalry in the real world, right?
- deleted 4y ago
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- sitkack 4y ago
  I apologize for triggering your sensitivities. But I implore you to look critically at the role that sports fans and fanaticism plays in our culture. https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sports-fan-violence-factors-1014127 https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sports-fan-violence-factors... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_violent_spectator_incidents_in_sports https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_violent_spectator_inci... http://encyclopedia.uia.org/en/problem/violent-sports-fans http://encyclopedia.uia.org/en/problem/violent-sports-fans

sokoloff 4y ago

My wife would not let me wear a tie with Michigan colors to a wedding. Michigan and (the) Ohio State are rivals; she grew up near but did not go to Ohio State. It’s deep indeed.

DiggyJohnson 4y ago

I chose my car color over my other preferred color (orange) for precisely this reason. It’s fun to use little heuristics like this - and completely harmless considering the inconsequence of the decision. I know it doesn’t matter, but I can’t buy two cars, and I really could have gone either way. Is this really so far fetched?