• robot_dog_with_gun [they/them]
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      2 years ago

      fans don't play

      or if you mean the ritualistic hatred of the other is "for fun lol" I don't think it makes that aspect of american sports fandom any less contemptable

      • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        I mean they don't hate each other and the antagonism is part of a social game they have agreed to play and they don't actually bear each other any ill will

        • robot_dog_with_gun [they/them]
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          2 years ago

          sit down and have a think about how healthy it is for a society to have a bunch of people recreationally pretending to hate one another, and then do some more thinking about all the times where some shithead acts on that supposedly fake hatred.