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It really makes you think about what sport is and why humans seem fascinated about it. What are we trying to achieve? Presumably just "entertainment" but then
by psychphysic 3y ago
It really makes you think about what sport is and why humans seem fascinated about it.
What are we trying to achieve? Presumably just "entertainment" but then why do governments spend huge amounts on it?
Quite a bizarre enterprise.
- jacquesm 3y agoThat is an important observation: sport is multiple things at once to different people. For some people it is their career, for some it is entertainment, for some it is a business (sometimes a huge one) and for some it is all about personal achievement or fame or prestige (in a more institutional setting, say the olympics or a world championship). These are not mutually exclusive and the matrix of combinations and goals is very complex and not at all aligned. Cheaters are a factor (doping, using computers during online chess games, trying to hobble competitors) as are the stakes that a competition is for. Between all of those it is already a minefield before you bring in supposedly clear cut things such as human rights. But it never is clear cut in practice.