Because sports inspires tribalism, which is different than pure entertainment. Sports forces people into camps, gives them a common identity, and defines an “enemy.”
That sounds more like people enacting tribalism on an activity than tribalism being an intrinsic and necessary part of the activity, like in organized sports.
How is it any different than movies or games or music or any other form of entertainment?
Because sports inspires tribalism, which is different than pure entertainment. Sports forces people into camps, gives them a common identity, and defines an “enemy.”
Except movies, gaming, music, etc also inspires tribalism, like the console wars or declaring one genre better than another.
How dare you talk shit about dubstep you probably don’t even know what good music sounds like.
That sounds more like people enacting tribalism on an activity than tribalism being an intrinsic and necessary part of the activity, like in organized sports.
The tribal part is also a shared experience in a stadium. Roman games also had advertising and the gladiators endorsed products.
You’re right. I hadn’t thought about that aspect. I am not a sports person so I couldn’t imagine a difference.