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The bigger question is - why does sport exist anymore? It comes from a time before movies,books,tv,video games,facebook,pinterest. Want to stay fit? Do some bo
by unono 13y ago
The bigger question is - why does sport exist anymore? It comes from a time before movies,books,tv,video games,facebook,pinterest.
Want to stay fit? Do some bodybuilding and some swimming.
Want to focus your mind tactically? Plan your app empire.
Hackers need to find creative ways to destroy the sport industry, just as PG urges us to find creative ways to destroy Hollywood.
- recursive 13y agoA lot of hackers play sports. Why would we try to destroy them? Sports exist because some people find them fun. If you don't, don't worry. They're purely optional.
- unono 13y agoSports are one of the few things keeping people cutting the cable tv cord, we as hackers are losing big money from that situation. Also, sports are one of the few times that people log off from their computers. That's another huge loss in revenue for us hackers.
- kazagistar 13y agoHuge budgets at state universities are sunk into the traditional american sport of handegg. Usually it is at a loss, but considered neccessary to draw more students. I don't mind casual sports... its the bullshit of proffesional sports that has a more direct negative inpact via decreased funding for education.
- recursive 13y agoOh yes, I totally agree with that thought. I didn't consider that because I don't spectate sports. I only play.
- jmduke 13y agoBecause sports are fun..?
- informatimago 13y agoerr, no. Sports are not fun. You cannot read or program while running after a ball or even while cycling.
- salvadors 13y agoThe vast majority of people in the world are capable of having fun whilst not doing either of those things. I guess you don't find sex fun either?
- javajosh 13y agoI'm going to assume you mean spectator sports, since there are many well-known reasons for participation sports (including exercise having a strong positive influence on general health, not to mention mental acuity. Did you know that Thomas Jefferson exercised vigorously for 2 hours a day?). Spectator sports exist because we like to witness competition, and ideally direct, short-term competition between equally matched people. It sets up a fascinating situation - you have two intelligent, capable, experienced players, more or less equally matched, and both have every expectation that they will win a fair fight. Moreover, you agree with both assessments. And yet, they put themselves in a situation where there can only be one winner. Is that not an exciting premise for entertainment?
- unono 13y agoI don't know, I used to be excited by spectator sports in my teen years, but as I got older and more intelligent, I found other spectator sports like politics and business much more fun. Also, I get more of a kick from movies, even sport movies, in that short-duration time period you mention.