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The Superbowl is nothing more than watching rich people fight over a ball while companies spend obscene amounts of money to blast advertisements at you. (dubvee.org)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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No offense or judgement meant to anyone if that's your thing (to each their own). That's just how I see pretty much all professional sports - the super bowl is just the poster child for it.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I'm not into sports and I have no plans to watch the Superb Owl today, but I do have a big appreciation for humans being awesome, and for that I can usually appreciate watching even if I don't care who wins.

Watching a 300lb man accelerate like a freight train or someone jump several feet into the air, twist over backwards, catch a ball and land where they meant to is definitely something I enjoy, because they do work their asses off to get that good and I can appreciate anybody's passion at that level.

That said, totally agree on the money side, it taints so many things (looking at you IOC).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

but I do have a big appreciation for humans being awesome, and for that I can usually appreciate watching even if I don't care who wins.

Agreed. I just wish it were possible to observe that kind of spectacle without every sense being exploited to sell me crap I don't need. lol.

I dislike so many "normal" things simply because they're so over-commercialized. Sports, Christmas, Olympics, most of the internet now, etc. The old joke "well, just go live in the woods then" is starting to sound pretty appealing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Freight trains don't accelerate well at all. They carry momentum well, which is what the linebackers send into the receiving team.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

You are 100% correct, I could not have used a more incorrect turn of phrase if I tried, hahaha. I fully admit not thinking that through at all.

Take my shamefilled upvote.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I’m not into sports and I have no plans to watch the Superb Owl today

That's really too bad because there's been some hot competition between two teams going on over in [email protected] and you could have been enjoying it!