Cognitive dissonance: the phrase "cultivated disinterest" precedes the sentence "With a little effort, getting into sports is easy." I'm not saying that lookin

Cognitive dissonance: the phrase "cultivated disinterest" precedes the sentence "With a little effort, getting into sports is easy." I'm not saying that looking down on people for their interests isn't small-minded or awful. But I definitely disagree with the idea that you have to cultivate a lack of interest in a topic. Also, consider this instead: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/10/the-case-against-high-school-sports/309447/ http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/10/the-case... As a first-generation American, the fact that you're more likely to pay for college with a sports scholarship than an academic one seems completely insane to me.