Current Events > Why do nerds hate sports still?

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30 years ago it made sense. If you weren't athletic there wasn't much for you in sports.

But today analytics is so intertwined in sports, if you have interest in math or numbers at all there's a good chance you'll be interested in sports.

Honestly, I want to like sports, I follow the NBA and watch a lot of videos on it despite not watching games. I love watching different break down videos on thinking basketball.

My main problems are if you don't have cable, league pass is a big investment for something you may or may not use, and games are just too long.

i find that not many people "HATE" sports. they either follow it or they don't.

Expending energy to "HATE" on sports is such a waste of time.

Damn_Underscore posted...

30 years ago it made sense. If you weren't athletic there wasn't much for you in sports.

But today analytics is so intertwined in sports, if you have interest in math or numbers at all there's a good chance you'll be interested in sports.

That doesnt make any sense. You can analyze anything. You could analyze how many celebrities get married and divorced in a year and what the ludicrously high child support payment ends up being, but why would you give a fuck? Its the same with sports.

PraetorXyn posted...

That doesnt make any sense. You can analyze anything. You could analyze how many celebrities get married and divorced in a year and what the ludicrously high child support payment ends up being, but why would you give a fuck? Its the same with sports.

Because better numbers basically equals better player. Especially in a sport like baseball. It's like a game within a game.

I had a slight interest in hockey for a few years. Other sports were just boring to me. Baseball/football was so much standing around. Basketball was too much scoring. I did hate football even more when the superbowl was on my 21st birthday. No way in hell was I going to go to a bar that day.

Honestly I dislike sports fans more than the sports themselves.

Especially Buckeyes fans. Fuck Buckeyes fans.

Damn_Underscore posted...

Because better numbers basically equals better player. Especially in a sport like baseball. It's like a game within a game.

For me at least, I have to care about the thing itself nefore I care about the numbers therein.

I used to watch pro wrestling more for the storylines than anything else, and I occasionally watch some video talking about how great Larry Bird and Michael Jordan were, and that in their primes, theyd average 40-60 points a game against todays players with todays rules. Thats about as far as my involvement with sports goes.

Hurr hurr sportsball

Blbmbr666 posted...

Honestly I dislike sports fans more than the sports themselves.

Especially Buckeyes fans. Fuck Buckeyes fans.

literally every fangroup has good and bad apples. its just basic demographics. To paint with a broad brush is to be in the wrong

Blbmbr666 posted...

Honestly I dislike sports fans more than the sports themselves.

Especially Buckeyes fans. Fuck Buckeyes fans.

that

I should also mention here I spent a good 85% of my life in Ohio

I don't hate sports

To say I "hate" sports would imply that I give a shit about them at all

A lot to unpack here, but I'll start with 2 things.

Uninterested =/= hate
Even entertaining they hate it, why do you care?

I do however find it funny when people ask why I "waste my time watching Twitch streams and YouTube gameplay videos instead of playing the game myself" and then turn around and put on a football game

Why aren't you out there playing football yourself, Chad

Naysaspace posted...

literally every fangroup has good and bad apples. its just basic demographics. To paint with a broad brush is to be in the wrong

AbsolutelyNoOne posted...

I should also mention here I spent a good 85% of my life in Ohio

Yep I'm also from Ohio, can confirm they're by far the most obnoxious fans of any team.

With the rise of twitch and esports, those old critics of "who wants to watch people throw a ball around" is pretty bad. Hopefully we've all learned that it can be an enjoyable past time to watch people do things

I consider myself a nerd to some descriptive degree but I dont hate sports

I thought about it on my own, but running is considered a sport to some standards

one of my favorite exercises was stair running, and I truly miss it

darts is considered a sport and I got a set and board but it gets boring fast for me

I practiced trick shots and dribbling basketball almost daily several years ago

I guess I'm a nerd, but I'm not a typical nerd? Whatever.

I don't hate sports... I think watching most sports is boring. I also think we emphasize the importance of sports way too much as a society, and a large part of that is the amount of time, money and resources we put into sports at the k-12 and collegiate level.

If you love sports... enjoy! I'll even watch a game on occasion with friends or family. I just can't sit there are watch people do repetitive actions, regardless of their physical ability. I'd rather watch great musicians play music... or something more entertaining.

I don't see the logic of the statement. It's natural for nerds to be rather fit. I mean if you grow up watchign fantastical stories, it's only natural that you would aspire to be like them.

My father forced me to play little league when I was a kid and I sucked at it. He was a coach and would yell at me if I fucked up. One time I missed a flyball and he ranted about it the whole way home. "I can't believe you missed that ball!".

I think that's why I just don't like them now. I have zero interest in any sport. I don't even like movies that are sports related. Fuck Rudy.

It's because they feel sports are overrated. And it keeps getting forced onto them.

Naysaspace posted...

i find that not many people "HATE" sports. they either follow it or they don't.

Expending energy to "HATE" on sports is such a waste of time.

Well I can't stand watching "high level" soccer but that's because of all the diving.

Torgo posted...

I guess I'm a nerd, but I'm not a typical nerd? Whatever.

I don't hate sports... I think watching most sports is boring. I also think we emphasize the importance of sports way too much as a society, and a large part of that is the amount of time, money and resources we put into sports at the k-12 and collegiate level.

This. I dont hate sports, the players just have too much money thrown at them.

And as already said by someone else, if theres anything I do hate regarding sports its hooliganism. Think how many people have died in riots and stampedes because your favourite overpaid performer lost to their favourite overpaid performer.

Sports hooligans. The original fanboys.

Solid_Sonic posted...

Well I can't stand watching "high level" soccer but that's because of all the diving.

When it's your team, it's just a part of mastery of the dark arts, AKA shithousing.

They just tend to be boring as fuck. If I'm gonna watch something that's just 90% standing around doing nothing with only slight, sporadic glimmers of entertainment, I'll just watch Dragonball. >_>

Kim_Seong-a posted...

They just tend to be boring as fuck. If I'm gonna watch something that's just 90% standing around doing nothing with only slight, sporadic glimmers of entertainment, I'll just watch Dragonball. >_>

Just watch a montage of the goals (or home runs, etc.) which using the DB analogy would mean Kai.

Dark_Arbron posted...

Just watch a montage of the goals (or home runs, etc.) which using the DB analogy would mean Kai.

I miss NFL Blitz tbh. Always hated american football but that game somehow made it fun >_>

I don't hate sports, I'm disinterested. A lot of sports just aren't that interesting to watch. That's not a problem, not every activity is for every person. The worst I could say is that some obscene amounts of money trades hands, but that's a criticism of the industry rather than the sports themselves.

The fans on the other hand can be absolute dickheads. So much blood has been spilled over football rivalries here in the UK because some people get WAAAAY too attached to teams they aren't even a part of.

I just find sports boring...

I don't hate sports, it just isn't my thing. I used to watch a little bit of football, baseball, and basketball when I was a kid, but it never stuck. I always liked playing sports games with the neighborhood kids and stuff, but I never could watch them.

Sports does have the worst fan bases EVER though. Obviously not every sports fan is bad, but there are way too many bad ones. The rabidness, the riots, the toxic masculinity, the fights, the complete obnoxiousness...People have been hurt and killed over their goddamn sports ball.

Torgo posted...

I don't hate sports... I think watching most sports is boring. I also think we emphasize the importance of sports way too much as a society, and a large part of that is the amount of time, money and resources we put into sports at the k-12 and collegiate level.

This too. So many schools will have immaculate football fields and jerseys, but will have books that are falling apart and ancient, barely running computers. Some of the best paid jobs in some states are college football coaches. Sports and academics never should have gotten to this level.

I love sports and I love some pretty nerdy shit too. I cant really speak for anybody else's like or dislike of those things.

AloneIBreak posted...

Hurr hurr sportsball

@pikakaeru

Southernfatman posted...

I don't hate sports, it just isn't my thing. I used to watch a little bit of football, baseball, and basketball when I was a kid, but it never stuck. I always liked playing sports games with the neighborhood kids and stuff, but I never could watch them.

Sports does have the worst fan bases EVER though. Obviously not every sports fan is bad, but there are way too many bad ones. The rabidness, the riots, the toxic masculinity, the fights, the complete obnoxiousness...People have been hurt and killed over their goddamn sports ball.

This too. So many schools will have immaculate football fields and jerseys, but will have books that are falling apart and ancient, barely running computers. Some of the best paid jobs in some states are college football coaches. Sports and academics never should have gotten to this level.

Worse is Americas weird fascination with high school sports. Is it true you have adults watching football at high schools they dont even have kids attending? Meanwhile the rest of the world leaves school sports behind like everything else?

nerds dont hate sports... people hate watching sports.

ZaruenKosai posted...

nerds dont hate sports... people hate watching sports.

Some of us have a little damage left over from our experiences being forced to play it in school though - complete with bullying that nothing was done about, and in fact sometimes was perpetrated by the teachers themselves.

Aren't most ppl who are into sports unathletic? So idk why that matters. Plus there are sports where unathletic people can succeed like in combat sports ( heavyweight division) and extreme sports cuz they can overcome that stuff with techniques. Am I wrong???

Ratchetrockon posted...

Aren't most ppl who are into sports unathletic? So idk why that matters. Plus there are sports where unathletic people can succeed like in combat sports and extreme sports cuz they can overcome that stuff with techniques. Am I wrong???

Combat? Not at all. Technique means nothing without strength and stamina to back it up. Try taking on an experienced boxer and ask him not to hit back, only dodge and block. Youll be screaming for air 30 seconds in because your body isnt conditioned for that kind of activity.

Naysaspace posted...

i find that not many people "HATE" sports. they either follow it or they don't.

Expending energy to "HATE" on sports is such a waste of time.

This. I don't hate sports, but I have no interest in them, either.

The older I get the less I care about sports. As a younger person I would watch sports all day but now I never watch.

Nerd + sports = powerlifting

It's funny how many powerlifters are complete dorks

As a kid, there was a lot more pressure to like sports and care about them. Being forced to participate in a culture that revered them bothered me. As I grew up and grew away from social situations that put me in such places, I went from antagonistic to ambivalent. I can also now become invested and interested in a game, which I could not do when I was younger.

Dark_Arbron posted...

Combat? Not at all. Technique means nothing without strength and stamina to back it up. Try taking on an experienced boxer and ask him not to hit back, only dodge and block. Youll be screaming for air 30 seconds in because your body isnt conditioned for that kind of activity.

Oh ok I underestimated them

Ratchetrockon posted...

Plus there are sports where unathletic people can succeed like in combat sports ( heavyweight division) and extreme sports cuz they can overcome that stuff with techniques. Am I wrong???

What are you talking about, lmao

Combat sports are some of the most well conditioned athletes on the planet. Try throwing hands or wrestling for 3 minutes and you'll quickly see how good your cardio needs to be to keep that up for multiple rounds.

pinky0926 posted...

What are you talking about, lmao

Combat sports are some of the most well conditioned athletes on the planet. Try throwing hands or wrestling for 3 minutes and you'll quickly see how good your cardio needs to be to keep that up for multiple rounds.

i underestimated them, dude. they didn't look that athletic on the TV. well mainly the heavyweights but maybe cuz they just look like they move slower because of their larger size

i just attribute explosiveness w/ athleticism i didn't know about things like endurance and stamina being apart of it wtf

pinky0926 posted...

What are you talking about, lmao

Combat sports are some of the most well conditioned athletes on the planet. Try throwing hands or wrestling for 3 minutes and you'll quickly see how good your cardio needs to be to keep that up for multiple rounds.

Horse shit!

It's impossible to be athletic and have a gut.

That's what's important. You can't be athletic if you don't look a certain way.

that's sarcasm, in case some ignorant ass is confused

El_Marsh posted...

Horse shit!

It's impossible to be athletic and have a gut.

That's what's important. You can't be athletic if you don't look a certain way.

that's sarcasm, in case some ignorant ass is confused

oh yeah the gut part too tricked me

Blbmbr666 posted...

Yep I'm also from Ohio, can confirm they're by far the most obnoxious fans of any team.

Michigan fans threw batteries at us when our marching band traveled there. I wasn't even in the OSUMB either, it was the fucking Miami band of all things. Can't say OSU fans were ever remotely that unpleasant. On the other hand, other Michigan fans (particularly the stadium staff) were absolute angels to us on later visits.

So to reiterate what the other poster said, broad brushes, etc.

I dont hate sports, just not interested.

you: will never take an L, under any circumstance