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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Doesn't seem like it. The rest of your post seems like you're more worried about defending your fan credentials and making this about "fan quality" (completely silly) than having an honest conversation about what makes sports fun and why championships other people win can still feel so sweet to an observer.
You couldn't even answer why you care if they win a cup in your lifetime.
Suggesting that finding joy and entertainment in something that solely exists to provide those two things is performing "cosplay enthusiasm" makes my point better than I could.
No they don't. You're missing the point because you're too worried about fan status (and therefore obsessed with seeing everything through that lens).
I don't have to list every example of fans that enjoy wins or championships more because of the journey to that point. You could probably come up with a couple dozen in about 10 seconds, so suggesting it has no bearing is nonsense.
We're equal as fans. You're just passing up opportunities to actually enjoy the ride (because again, what you enjoy has zero impact on the result, so you're robbing yourself for no reason), which means you're missing out and will probably continue to do so. If you're fine with that then there's nothing to get defensive about.
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Do you ever stop to think that, maybe, what you put out into the world makes people defensive? Like, everyone you interact with?
You don’t get to tell people that they enjoy things less than you just because you say so. So my responding to that idiocy marks me for being defensive about “fan quality”. Alright then.
I don’t need to respond to the ridiculous question about why I care if Flames win a championship in my lifetime. It’s why we are all here, why you watch sports in the first place.
I hope you enjoyed the full 60 minutes of tonight’s debacle. We can cheers to it and feel free to hold that over me at the championship parade.