re: Why do you think people take sports so seriously?

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You're certainly entitled to your opinion re: my simplified theory; but I'm of the opinion that being content w life, counting one's blessings, and modeling the golden rule for young kids tends to make folks less likely to destroy property, internalize a poor showing by a sports team, and/or act like a pouty jackass, resultant of a game.

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Completely agree with this.

And the ones who turn violently dangerous after a simple loss, are generally the ones who feel like football is the only thing worth living for. That 3-4 hour period during games are some people's escape from life and their numerous problems. And when their team loses, they just go fricking mental.