Pro Sports Are Death of U.S. Culture
Professional team sports have contributed mightly to the downfall of American culture. I’m not talking about violins and ballet culture. I’m talking about family and friends culture. I’m not talking about golf and tennis. I’m talking about TEAM sports, like basketball and football and baseball and hockey.
Before professional teams made it so lucrative for players and owners, people got their kicks watching amatuer players – high school and college in person. Those games didn’t lead to lining the players pockets with moola. They were played for the enjoyment. Now they are the farm teams for the pros funded by tax and tuition dollars.
Then ESPN decided that they could make a boatload of money by televising team sports. CBS, ABC, NBC, And that lead to professionalism. And that lead to billionaires buying teams to make more millions. And cities using tax money to build stadiums to give away to the billionaires. Then, all the ancillary money started pouring in: merchandise, agents, sports books, online betting, etc.
The average family can’t afford to attend more than one game a year. So they veg in front of the Tee Vee in their jerseys and caps and pretend like they are part of the scene maybe even spending the food money on a stupid bet.
Imagine for a moment if pro sports teams didn’t exist. I know, I know, silly. But billions and billions of dollars would have been spent for amatuer entertainment. Don’t strain your brain, it’s hopeless. Team professional sports rule U.S. culture and will continue to kill it.
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