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> > I don’t think that people who talk about football are stupid > Hah. I actually do think they are I'm not super interested in sports. But I think there's

by mlyle 4y ago

> > I don’t think that people who talk about football are stupid > Hah. I actually do think they are I'm not super interested in sports. But I think there's not much value in snap judgments that discount people because they happen to like one non-harmful thing. If sports are your number one interest, you're not likely to end up my best friend. But, otherwise... Even being mostly disinterested in sports-- my friends and connections that feel differently bring me little treasures of interest from their domain. Perspectives. Work ethic. Improbable things that have happened. Subcultures of fans and their views. Statistical analysis. Adversarial thinking in sport. Coaching. Analogies that many people understand because of their understanding of the story in sports. Etc. This is the benefit of having connections to people who like different things and have different perspectives. You can count on them to curate the "best" of their interests to share with and explain to you.

noduerme 4y ago
> Perspectives. Work ethic. Improbable things that have happened. Subcultures of fans and their views. Statistical analysis. Adversarial thinking in sport. Coaching. These are all great aspects of sports and life. I wasn't trying to say I don't appreciate them. I probably ended up sounding like an anti-sport zealot. I'm not. I went to a minor league baseball game the same night I wrote this comment. My beef with my brother stems from my issues with the NFL in particular, pro sports and the militarization thereof in general, and also the unhealthy obsession with basing your identity on things like the record of the team you root for. There are lots of positive values that can be inculcated and obtained from sports, in a pure game. But I have an allergic reaction to the way celebrity pro sports is used in America as an adjunct to military recruitment, not to mention suppression and indoctrination of the working class. And I really have a problem with how spectatorship is used as a placebo for having an actual hobby or home grown set of interests.

by mlyle 4y ago

noduerme 4y ago

> Perspectives. Work ethic. Improbable things that have happened. Subcultures of fans and their views. Statistical analysis. Adversarial thinking in sport. Coaching. These are all great aspects of sports and life. I wasn't trying to say I don't appreciate them. I probably ended up sounding like an anti-sport zealot. I'm not. I went to a minor league baseball game the same night I wrote this comment. My beef with my brother stems from my issues with the NFL in particular, pro sports and the militarization thereof in general, and also the unhealthy obsession with basing your identity on things like the record of the team you root for. There are lots of positive values that can be inculcated and obtained from sports, in a pure game. But I have an allergic reaction to the way celebrity pro sports is used in America as an adjunct to military recruitment, not to mention suppression and indoctrination of the working class. And I really have a problem with how spectatorship is used as a placebo for having an actual hobby or home grown set of interests.