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I'm not entirely sure which side is 'reeking of ignorance' here. Go to any so-called sports bar. The majority of people are obese or overweight and look as if
by parennoob 13y ago
I'm not entirely sure which side is 'reeking of ignorance' here.
Go to any so-called sports bar. The majority of people are obese or overweight and look as if they'd be hard-pressed to run a hundred yards. Look at the majority of commercials during sports games broadcasts. They are typically Doritos, McDonalds, or something else related to fatty, unhealthy food. To go shopping in most places, you have to get your ass in a car since the bloody mall is like 20 miles away, and when you get there, the aisles are full of frozen pizza and cookies instead of fresh produce and meat.
Don't bother nitpicking my statement (it is obviously an exaggeration) -- just notice all these things about your "game Sunday" next time. But since you seem almost slavishly devoted to "omgsomeoneinanewspaperorscientificjournalsaiditsoitmustbetrue" sources, here are some.
1) Map of obesity rate in the US for all states from 1985-2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Obesity_state_level_estimates_1985-2010.gif http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Obesity_state_level_estima...
2) In 2012, the NFL generated $9.5 billion in revenue http://www.businessinsider.com/sports-chart-of-the-day-nfl-revenue-still-dwarfs-other-major-sports-2012-10 http://www.businessinsider.com/sports-chart-of-the-day-nfl-r.... Yet, it is registered as a non-profit organisation, which essentially means that all of us are indirectly subsidizing it as taxpayers. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/09/25/1241265/-Wait-the-NFL-is-a-non-profit-organization# http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/09/25/1241265/-Wait-the-N...
- jamesaguilar 13y agoYou've done nothing to connect obesity rates to sports viewing in this comment. At best, your anecdote connected obesity to being in sports bars.
- parennoob 13y agoAs I said in the parent, don't bother nitpicking. To appease you, substitute the typical American living room on "game day" for the sports bar. I guarantee you the obesity rate is not lower.
- jamesaguilar 13y agoIt's not a nitpick. It's a core and fundamental flaw in the central point of your reasoning.
- mullingitover 13y agoI'll bite: Look at the map of searches for 'college football' here - http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/19/the-geography-of-college-football-fans-and-realignment-chaos/ http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/19/the-geography-of... Now look at obesity rates at the county level here - http://www.maxmasnick.com/2011/11/15/obesity_by_county/ http://www.maxmasnick.com/2011/11/15/obesity_by_county/
- ewoodrich 13y agoHere is a map of poverty rates at the county level: http://filipspagnoli.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/percent-of-population-in-poverty-by-county.png http://filipspagnoli.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/percent-of-... I have a hard time believing that obesity is causally related to "college football" or televised sports in general. Except perhaps the fact that it's a sedentary activity, but a sizable chunk of HN probably spends far more time working in front of a computer.
- m_myers 13y agoNo, no, football causes poverty. And obesity causes football.
- parennoob 13y ago> I have a hard time believing that obesity is causally related to "college football" or televised sports in general. Correlation is not causation, but it is correlation...i.e. things which will affect college football viewing might affect obesity as well. Ergo, if college football becomes too expensive to watch, maybe obesity rates will reduce. This is my hypothesis; only an actual experiment can show if this is true or not.
- adestefan 13y agoHere I'll fix your statement for you. Go to any so-called tech conference. The majority of people are obese or overweight and look as if they'd be hard-pressed to run a hundred yards. Stop being a douche.
- parennoob 13y agoActually, I whole-heartedly agree with this statement. Not sure whether that means I should continue being a "douche".