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[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Fuck professional sports. Get a life, go outside, do some exercise, stop living vicariously through millionaires kicking a plastic ball.

[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 14 points 23 hours ago (5 children)

Why not let people enjoy things?

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago

Enjoy things that don't use your money to fund corruption and illegal activities.

[–] locahosr443@lemmy.world 16 points 12 hours ago

I've no problem with people enjoying things, but...

Phillips-Hunter estimates it will take him two years to pay off the credit card debt he’s taking on for his six-day trip to the U.S., including the $1,350 he spent on a ticket for the Scotland-Morocco match.

That's absolutely insane, to watch a game.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 14 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

My tolerance and support for other peoples’ recreational activities ends when my tax dollars get embezzled and funneled to billionaires in the name of “fun”.

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Agreed. I'm happy to let people enjoy PLENTY of stuff I think is a stupid waste of time. Because when grown-ass adults decide to play Beyblade they're not doing it in a stadium paid for by tax breaks made by defunding my public schools and road repairs.

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

People seem to enjoy a lot of things that actively destroy the planet, support slavery and hurt animals.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk -4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

What like the US passtime of hunting? The call is coming from inside the building.

Hunting can be necessary, such as to cull the deer population where I live. If there were no hunting, the population would completely collapse from starvation.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 9 points 21 hours ago

I agree, so why force yourselves onto an entire city? Let us enjoy our city.

[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 5 points 22 hours ago

You (the royal "you") can enjoy watching sports if you want..... But if you then criticise me for watching Street Fighter 6 EVO tournament stream, then fuck you.

Also, sort out this drinking and gambling problem with sports already.