KuroXppi [they/them]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 6 days agoWhat is the most reactionary sport? What is the most proletarian?message-squaremessage-square84linkfedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up136arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the most reactionary sport? What is the most proletarian?KuroXppi [they/them]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square84linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBelieveRevolt [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·6 days agoI don’t think you can define a sport in any serious way that’d exclude either of those.
minus-squarePalacegalleryratio [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoAgreed, F1 and Golf are 100% sports Define: An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively. A usually challenging activity undertaken for amusement. No way f1 and golf don’t fall into those definitions.
minus-squarerobot_dog_with_gun [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoi think one can but my keyboard is kinda fucked so i’m not going to write a whole thesis on play, toys, games, rules, determining a winner, etc. I find the maximalist approach informed by CLR James trivial and broad to the point of uselessness.
I don’t think you can define a sport in any serious way that’d exclude either of those.
Agreed, F1 and Golf are 100% sports
Define:
An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
A usually challenging activity undertaken for amusement.
No way f1 and golf don’t fall into those definitions.
i think one can but my keyboard is kinda fucked so i’m not going to write a whole thesis on play, toys, games, rules, determining a winner, etc. I find the maximalist approach informed by CLR James trivial and broad to the point of uselessness.