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Jiri Hrdina · 02-01-2023, 07:10 PM

This is a generalization but I find a lot of fans of sports claim that the sport is getting worse as they get older.
I think it's more about lives getting busier and interests shifting.
I think the bigger issues for the league is that younger generations consume different types of content in completely different ways. That's where you are going to struggle to get them engaged for a 2.5 - 3 hour block of time. Unless they have stakes: gambling, fantasy leagues, etc.

But I don't think viewership is down because the game is worse. We are all just getting old.

02-01-2023, 07:10 PM	#104
Jiri Hrdina Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2014 Exp:	This is a generalization but I find a lot of fans of sports claim that the sport is getting worse as they get older. I think it's more about lives getting busier and interests shifting. I think the bigger issues for the league is that younger generations consume different types of content in completely different ways. That's where you are going to struggle to get them engaged for a 2.5 - 3 hour block of time. Unless they have stakes: gambling, fantasy leagues, etc. But I don't think viewership is down because the game is worse. We are all just getting old.