The Truth About Watching Sports
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- čas přidán 23. 02. 2023
- Stop watching sports. I've spent my entire life a huge NBA fan. But recently as I've delved into digital minimalism, I've come to realize that watching sports can be a huge waste of time. And there could be more to it than just time. Here's why.
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Have you had a depressing sports moment that ruined your day? 🫂
I feel down when the team I'm rooting for loses, but I don't let it sink in that much. Nowadays it's just an "oh well, okay nice try" let's move on moment.
I used to be a fanatic though, observer
@@IM-eq9gx I gotta say all the Dota trash talk has toughened me up as an adult 🥲
I was watching the Sinner vs Alcaraz during the US open tennis QF Alcaraz saved a match point and eventually won the match and the tournament, the match lasted 5 hours
Oh yeah man just 30 minutes ago that was a truly a disaster
Every sports fan should be required to sign an agreement saying “It’s Okay To Lose” before being allowed to watch sports.
Or read legal papers which state the leagues may have a pre determined conclusion if it benefits the league and or advertisers
Beautifully explained. I now find myself seeing how much sports really distracts us from what is important in our regular day to day lives
The one thing i cant stand is listening to 2 fans argue and keep saying "We" or "Us". Give me a break 🙄
You gave a truthful review of watching sports. Why waste significant amounts of time watching strangers chase their dreams while you could be creating your own? I think you have great potential. Subscribed :) #minimalism
100%! And not just the time but also the mental and emotional energy of arguing with people online about pointless things. Worst I've seen is fully grown adults threatening players, coaches, and even their families over bad play.
And thank you! Really appreciate it. This is my first vid where I'm really trying to put in my personal experiences and thoughts into something as mainstream accepted as sports fandom.
@@PGBlanks As you said-More to life than sports
Be your own hero (this was a title of a similar video .
Really why caring about people who got billions best girls and live their dreams while in the big picture u r just an ant in this frame .
Why we don't be the real heros in our frame maybe it won't be more fancier but100% more useful healthier happier for u and for your lived once,And for the people cause what the fuck u got from football while if u r the best driver the best grocery the best any lower end jobs might be much more useful or u work on your self to get a better position have better times with your lived once practise the sport hobby u want ..
It's just a waste
I really want to leave sports all together. I am a bit reluctant to do so since it's been such a big part pf my life. However. I just know I have to because it takes to much time and takes an emotional toll on me. In the video you say a small amount of sports consumption is good. I think for me, I just have to be done with them forever. No watching on TV, no going to stadiums/parks, no buying jerseys and other sports-related memorabilia. I just need to figure out what I will do with the new found time lol.
Damn forgot to add: I also consume a lot of content around the sports I watch (podcasts, analyses, etc) and I am constanly on Twitter arguing lmfao. This is not healthy.
I definitely think the most important thing is finding a hobby that you can replace sports with! Something that you can obsess over and be creative with. For me it was this CZcams channel that helped me get my mind off sports when I was in my "toxic" phase.
Not sure if you follow NBA but I'm a casual Dallas Mavericks supporter now and this season didn't even hurt me one bit LOL but old me would have had trouble sleeping.
Play (physically, not in a videogame) one or more of the sports you used to spend too much time watching would be a good choice.
So brilliant of you to share this story, in a well thought out and well articulated way.
I’ve been mapping out sports, fandom and tendencies for a while now, to get the nature of the sports space. So I’ve got caveats to be addressed for all parts of the video. It’s a great conversation that would get the authorities to make the space less prone to the downsides you shared. I don’t think it’s as much on the fans, fans are ppl just stumbling onto interest non-consciously; as we do about so much in life.
LOVE this video. I think it's something everyone can learn from. I think watching sports is an excellent bonding experience for people. That being said, I personally couldn't understand when people would legitimately pass judgment on someone else depending on what team they support. Too much of anything can be bad!
100%! To me it's all about the balance of positivity and negativity. If you are feeling worse than better after binging sports, you might have a problem.
Statistically your team has a very low chance of winning a championship, and I know some extreme fans view it as championship or bust. That means a 99% chance of disappointment or heartbreak!
Not much of an NFL guy but I used to watch my favorite team(local) every Sunday afternoon. All it took for me to stop watching my favorite team play every Sunday was that I overslept and woke up after 4pm. Strange but relieving feeling. Then I did it again next Sunday unintentionally. Then again. Then again. Since then, I haven't watch a full football game in like 5-6 years. Since then, I only watch highlights on CZcams nowadays. That goes with other sports as well. Also, at my night job, I do tune in for a hockey or baseball game on the radio just to past time. But I'm just not invested it anymore. Plus with so many options for entertainment these days...
I’ll always love going to games in person, but I’m at a point in my life now where I can’t justify spending so much time and energy following my favorite team. Especially when I can just watch the highlights on CZcams.
Bron's my GOAT but everything you said in this video is spot on. Ironically every single time my team has won the championship, I've watched less than 5% of the regular season and mainly tuned in during the playoffs. The attachment goes beyond just the game. It's endless hours spent on twitter, reddit, podcasts, etc. and it completely fucks your day up.
I don't like playoffs. I think too much of the season is playoffs. Why does a game have to matter or be meaningful. Why not just watch the game for what it is and then go get something good to eat? I liked watching baseball because there weren't so many rounds of playoffs. Now it's like any other sport. If a team can't prove itself in 162 games, why have another chance? Oh, Tigers lost a doubleheader! Gotta go out and get 5 pounds of chocolate to console myself!
Bron the goat
@@stephenwa7417he’s not, but aight.
True, for me quitting is the best way.
From 17 years been waiting for my home team to win the trophy (RCB in IPL-cricket). They've made it to the finals 3 times yet lost all. I cant take it anymore, the hatred the fans of more successful teams spread on social made, its just so bad. It has been negatively impacting me from 17 years. Hopefully I can cut out the noise and just live with what truly matters. The hatred the negativity the jokes that other teams spread is just toxic. Try my best not to watch any sports 🤞
Like you said-More to Life than Sports
Well said! Love the thumbnail
Thanks man! Been trying to make more of an effort with CZcams. Love your work and very happy to see your rapid growth, I think last time I first watched you you were at 500 subs!
Made some relatable points in this video. I quit obsessively following football/soccer for the exact same reasons about 5 years back. I went from hardcore to basically not giving a damn anymore.
It's all greed and the players are on massive wages (which is a slap in the face for the fans who support these guys through thick & thin).
For example; my former club hired an egotistical manager that liked to cause controversy for the sake of it and that was the one of the multiple straw's that ached the Camel's back for me.
The media (looking at you, Sky Sports!) are to blame too, creating drama between these pantomime villains and outrageous headlines to increase circulation, sales viewership, etc.
I now only follow two sports that don't take up my weekends (& the games rarely clash, which is a great bonus!).
Lmao, I'm from Philly, so I remember that Bum Simmons choke job. I've learned to not take sports seriously. Even when the Eagles lost to KC, it didn't bother me - I barely watched it. I make money by getting sports apparel for cheap and flipping it for profit. I made $300 in one day when the Eagles beat the 49ers back in the NFC title game.
I live in Australia so this shamed our whole country's basketball program 😭😭😭
@@PGBlanks Ugh, he's an embarrassment to your country. I remember when he backed out of playing for the Australian team.
Sounds a lot like me in a nutshell.
I gave up sports altogether and it’s the best decision i’ve ever made
I like sports as a way to pass time. I do get into it while the game is on, however, the results of the game or decisions made during the game don't affect my day
I think that's the right balance! It's meant to be entertainment and not a source of stress / anger!
The Gordian knot question:
what are you leaving watching sports for?
I’m in the process of cutting it out of my life permanently it’s not that it’s bad. It’s just becoming more and more childish
i only get upset when my team loses a championship ex eagles in the super bowl where i was not happy at all
Imagine making it to the championship round 🥲
- sixers fan
I'm a 4 for 4 guy. Lol.
Definitely understandable.
However, the Flyers and hockey 🏒 in general is the sport i follow the least . The Flyers also have been super unwatchable for so many years .
I’ve let sports get the best of me to the point where Ive spent a lot of money on watching them by going to the games and drinking over priced beer. Or by going to the bar and watching the games there which has caused me to make a few bad decisions that could’ve been worse. All the time I’ve spent and money and the emotional stress also…I love sports they’re fun and all of that but I can’t obsess over them and I’m starting to realize that.
reminds me of that stupid last season and episode of game of thrones lol
lol i should also make a version of this vid, but for fictional TV shows. pls don't get too emotionally invested in a TV show (is advice I should also be giving myself after also freaking out over GoT)
I only now watch baseball, I love baseball. However I used to casually watch NBA, NFL, some college as well, Now zero, I only watch baseball. I don’t miss watching.
Holy hell you're a Sixers fan?
I think better do sports rather than watch it)
And I never really understood yelling fans who support football teams with such passion(sometimes even seems dangerous for me), for example, cause there so many emotional powers go to waste.
Football players getting millions, but what it gives to you? Well, like I said - maybe I just don't understand)
also we as sports fans have zero control as to what the players and coaches actually do. but somehow we feel so attached to the outcome win or lose!
@@PGBlanksabsolutely. Agreed 💯
Sports is entertainment.
All games are rigged.
Face the *FACTS* 💯
Underrated 😢
Are you telling me I can't make the Tigers win by lighting a candle for them? Heck, there is no Tiger player who knows I exist. It is a waste of time. When every song I hear on the radio makes me think of them. When I sneak a peak at a game while I'm in church. I stayed home from church to see the Tigers win the World Series. I had a VCR. I could have taped it. I've wasted time in my frustration. I don't regret traveling for them. I took two jetliners to Florida to see the Tigers. I've also traveled to Denver to watch the Tigers. I enjoy traveling and seeing other places. I was with a group of Tiger fans in Florida. I was interested in seeing Walt Disney World and Epcot Center, which I did. It was a lot more fun than watching the Tigers play. We went to a spring training game almost everyday. I would watch the game, then back to the motel, a dip in the pool and out for dinner. Then my then-husband and I would watch a movie or I'd curl up with a good book. Some of the others in the group would go out and find another spring training game to attend. Some of them would bury their heads in stat books. They had no interest in Walt Disney World or going to a zoo or the alligator farm. I wish we could have see more in Florida and I wish I had stayed there for more days when we weren't watching games. The problem is the games were usually 1-4, no time to do something before the game and too late to do something after. In Denver what I enjoyed the most was socializing with those at the hostel. There were six women in a room and it was like a pajama party. While the person who slept in the bed above me was from Michigan, she wasn't a sports fan. When I told her I was watching the Tigers, she decided she would go to the game. We talked about the game afterwards, which consisted of how happy we were the Tigers won. Other than that my chatting with other people with not that much about the Tigers, although there were a lot of Tiger fans in the hostel. I was with one group and I could really gripe and complain about the Tigers and got kicked off. I've managed to find another way to comment on that site by using another name. I don't gripe much. I might ask a question about why they did this. I read comments--but really, I don't have time.
So in your description you say to stop watching sports, and then in the video you say that watching sports isn't inherently bad. Instead of lying about what you believe in your description why don't you be honest and say that watching sports is ok as long as you don't let it ruin your life?
Thank you for this video bro
When your team wins it feels great. When they lose, its like the mask slips off and you realize how trivial it all is. Wasting so much energy in something most of the time your going to be just disappointed. Because teams go through cycles. And if your lucky you get a couple decades of winning. But then its balanced out by years of heartbreak or just being terrible.
Totally agree. Especially if your "success" means championship, because you can go an entire lifetime without it. When we see grown adults threaten players' and coaches' families over a missed shot or a bad playcall, that's where you know something is wrong here!
Hahaha love this. Relatable 😂
yeah now i just chill when kyrie screws up the mavs 😇
A waste of who’s time? 🤨
People who are not making the millions?
I'm not really into sports as much as I use to be because they are all rigged anyways but I disagree with you on era arguments, I think we we will see synthetic sports related media i involving current and past athletes engaged in competition and it's going to be Awesome! I would give anything to watch Marciano and Tyson fight.
you chose the wrong sport 🤣
idk throughout my time on twitter and reddit, every sport has a legion of angry fans hahhaha
i lost interest in the nba as well. too many 3s, everything is a foul, predictable outcomes, annoying fans,etc. Watching is just not fun anymore. And i cant stand watching a monkey see monkey do league of everybody giivng into this stupid live by the 3 die by the 3 notion