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It's just endless and I think gambling is a vice. Why make your kid a sports fan if its not about any generally positive things (perseverance, cultural touchst
by fullshark 3y ago
It's just endless and I think gambling is a vice. Why make your kid a sports fan if its not about any generally positive things (perseverance, cultural touchstones, physical fitness) and just about putting them on the track to becoming a gambler.
- jebarker 3y agoMakes sense. I feel similarly about the constant ads for beer and terrible food during sports broadcasts.
- fullshark 3y agoSure those are bad too, ultimately my sports fandom was a way to connect with my father and friends locally growing up. Truth is it's just entertainment and there's other ways to accomplish those things in 2023. These sports leagues are cashing in on the fact that live sports were the only thing propping up the lucrative cable tv and network tv business models, extracting whatever value they can. They are trying to transition to over the top streaming services and maybe it will happen or maybe a lot of people like me will decide there's more to life than if my local sports team defeats another city's sports team.