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WE HATE SPORTS
KharBevNor:
Okay, fine, if you guys are sticking around, what is it that makes you like sports, because really I have tried, but it is just so utterly incomprehensible why anyone would like it (we're talking about watching here).
Like, for example, a sports match takes as long as a film but is ten trillion times less interesting?
David_Dovey:
Jesus man are you just being wilfully obtuse?
Most people when faced with your dilemma would probably say something to the effect of "well I don't understand but I guess different people just like different things so whatever no skin off my nose"
To return to the earlier analogy, it is kind of like those dumbshits who completely dismiss entire genres of music because it does not appeal to their narrow aesthetic sense.
Oh wait, you do that as well.
Thomas Edison:
It's a vicarious thrill of being on the side of the "winners". Long ago, battles were a matter of life and death, with "our guys" having a serious interest in winning. If "our guys" lost, generally the men were killed and the town looted. If "our guys" were the winners, they got to do the looting and killing. Back then it was all participation sports. Everybody played, and everybody had a serious interest in the outcome.
Today, we have "civilized" our thirst for victory, and focus our efforts into team sports. When our team wins some still get the sense of satisfaction from the victory. Others are far more removed from the events and we recognize it for what it is: a bunch of testosterone infused jocks being overpaid for our entertainment. They don't really DO much for society other than make some of the audience feel like winners because of their emotional ties to the team, usually through regional proximity.
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KharBevNor:
--- Quote from: David_Dovey on 01 Oct 2009, 21:51 ---To return to the earlier analogy, it is kind of like those dumbshits who completely dismiss entire genres of music because it does not appeal to their narrow aesthetic sense.
Oh wait, you do that as well.
--- End quote ---
Where the hell did this come from? My musical tastes are fairly diverse by the standards of this forum, or generally even. It is news to me that I have a narrow aesthetic sense? Also that's kind of a personal jab coming completely out the blue? Why you gotta do that?
I can get the winners and losers thing, but I guess I find it hard to see how you derive enjoyment from the game itself. I can easily see how it is fun to play games, but not really to watch them. This doesn't just go for sports, I can think of little more interesting than watching a chess game, say, whereas I quite like playing chess.
David_Dovey:
OK apologies on the personal nature of the attack, that was out of line.
To clarify I was mostly referring to comments you'd made previously about hip-hop. But you also do have an established history of refusing to accept that anybody could even possibly have a different viewpoint to yours on some subjects, and that said viewpoints could be valid.
Most of the time it seems like you're deliberately acting boneheaded in order to get people's dander up and provoke a reaction but keeping that in mind it's still pretty frustrating. Also it's worth taking you at your word- even when you obviously aren't intending to be- to keep an interesting conversation going.
P.S; I will concede that what I know of your musical taste could be considered diverse, yes, but I would also argue there across that spectrum of music there is still some distinct thematic and stylistic similarities between them all. This thread also extends to other forms of art you enjoy and the art you produce yourself. "Narrow" maybe wasn't the best term to use, but you're not exactly hard to pin down either. At least not the version of yourself you're representing to the Internet.
I'm not saying that is at all a bad thing, by the way.
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