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I don't mean to be disrespectful but this is a dumb statement. Do you think splitting each half in 2 quarters doesn't have an impact on how the game is played?

triceratops 2mo ago
Everything has an impact on how the game is played. For example Mexico played their games at 6000 feet above sea level, giving them a big advantage. Even the ball moves differently in thinner air. At least with hydration breaks, everyone got them and they were the same for everyone. I know sports fans don't like change. If everything else about this WC was perfect I'd say "Fine, go ahead, complain". But this is the tiniest, most meaningless thing to moan about nearly 3 weeks after the tournament is done.
- Crusoe123 2mo ago
  Introducing a break for the sole purpose of more advertising time and therefore trying to extract more value from me as a consumer, is a huge issue. Probably no.1 systemic issue of our time, where on every corner and for every breathing moment someone is optimizing to extract ever more value from others. It is incessant and never stopping. It's exactly what enshitification is, people accepting these type of small changes and thinking it's not a big deal. So no, it's not a tiny issue. Compared to this Balogun red card is a tiny issue.
  - triceratops 2mo ago
    > Introducing a break for the sole purpose of more advertising time... trying to extract more value from me as a consumer So turn your TV off. Cancel your subscription. Support your local league team in person. > Compared to this Balogun red card is a tiny issue. Strong disagree. The Balogun red card strikes at the very heart of fair competition within the game.
    - Crusoe123 2mo ago
      > So turn your TV off. Cancel your subscription. Support your local league team in person. First of all I support my local team and go to almost every home game and a couple of away games each season. But don't you see what you're providing as possible alternatives? 1. Stop following your national team which gave you huge joy in the past, and just not have that as part of your life. Why? Because of greed of others. 2. Go to live games, where ticket prices are gouged and the same extraction process happens. And hell even there you don't get to skip the hydration breaks magically. In this case, my experience and something I care for is becoming shittier. And this is just a small example. It's happening in pretty much every facet of our environment. And why is it happening? Because of our economic system that rewards incessant greed and sociopathic behaviour.

triceratops 2mo ago

Everything has an impact on how the game is played. For example Mexico played their games at 6000 feet above sea level, giving them a big advantage. Even the ball moves differently in thinner air. At least with hydration breaks, everyone got them and they were the same for everyone. I know sports fans don't like change. If everything else about this WC was perfect I'd say "Fine, go ahead, complain". But this is the tiniest, most meaningless thing to moan about nearly 3 weeks after the tournament is done.

Crusoe123 2mo ago
Introducing a break for the sole purpose of more advertising time and therefore trying to extract more value from me as a consumer, is a huge issue. Probably no.1 systemic issue of our time, where on every corner and for every breathing moment someone is optimizing to extract ever more value from others. It is incessant and never stopping. It's exactly what enshitification is, people accepting these type of small changes and thinking it's not a big deal. So no, it's not a tiny issue. Compared to this Balogun red card is a tiny issue.
- triceratops 2mo ago
  > Introducing a break for the sole purpose of more advertising time... trying to extract more value from me as a consumer So turn your TV off. Cancel your subscription. Support your local league team in person. > Compared to this Balogun red card is a tiny issue. Strong disagree. The Balogun red card strikes at the very heart of fair competition within the game.
  - Crusoe123 2mo ago
    > So turn your TV off. Cancel your subscription. Support your local league team in person. First of all I support my local team and go to almost every home game and a couple of away games each season. But don't you see what you're providing as possible alternatives? 1. Stop following your national team which gave you huge joy in the past, and just not have that as part of your life. Why? Because of greed of others. 2. Go to live games, where ticket prices are gouged and the same extraction process happens. And hell even there you don't get to skip the hydration breaks magically. In this case, my experience and something I care for is becoming shittier. And this is just a small example. It's happening in pretty much every facet of our environment. And why is it happening? Because of our economic system that rewards incessant greed and sociopathic behaviour.