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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
Just going to reiterate my thoughts from the GDT.
It's just an entertainment product with guys employed by these brands going out and doing their jobs. No point in letting that affect you too much. Also, whichever team wins, any fan that uses that to try shaming a fan of the other team is just showing that they're kind of a twit.
Disappointment is natural, but it's not worth letting get you down. If you're not having fun, forget about it. We're heading into summer. Go enjoy that instead.
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Well said JohnnyB. I've been cheering for this team for 42 years and along with all major pro sports, I've become increasingly jaded and indifferent. It is entertainment and really has zero bearing on your actual life. Sports has morphed into some kind of beast where it's unaffordable for average families to attend games.
Win or lose, these guys still take home US$2M to US$10M to work for 6 months each year...let that sink in for a bit (and they're going to start prying more money from fans through sports betting and prey on a new generation of gambling addicts as well).
While I now have the means to pretty much do what I want, I'd rather not feed too much more into these marketing machines just to get so emotionally exhausted over it. Enjoy, but keep it real and keep things in perspective. As a fan, I'm happy to watch my favourite team do well but it's 1 out of 32 teams every year that get the prize. I've got other amazing priorities in life now too.