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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
This is a sports problem. The deification of athletes creates a culture where young elite athletes live an entitled existence.
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Originally Posted by Derek Sutton
This is problematic well beyond sports.
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It’s complex.
Athleticism can be seen as the masculine equivalent of feminine beauty.
Consumer culture is a sadistic joke and a violent mess. People deify youth in all of its forms then relentlessly pursue holding on to it in any of its forms or aspects.
From cosmetic surgery to bro-science hacks, and the celebration of glory days it’s chronic (not acute) mental illness resulting from exploitive propaganda.
Humans do not naturally engage in this type of behaviour.
In consumptive culture, humans are indoctrinated to the point that they can not even conceptualize the waters they swim in.
Understanding the roots of these actions also does not condone them.