There are times I'll skim through comments posted below articles. Once in a while, they'll contain decent, civilized discussions. However, such conversations seem to typically be with regard to the touchy topics of politics and religion. When it comes to sports, it's less likely to come across one of these talks than it is to discover a winning lottery ticket while drunk at a bar called "Gettin' U Sh*tfaced."
While I'm a definite sports lover, I am not obsessed with any one team or player. I watch sports because I enjoy the passion, physicality, competition, and most of all, strategy and execution. I often times view sports like I would movies. The ones I enjoy the most have a good flow to them, possess an interesting plot, and leave me out of breath after an exhilarating climax. Even then, though, I often times have to roll my eyes at ESPN and the like, because like most cable news channels anymore, ESPN comes across more as a hybrid of a sports channel and TMZ than a pure sports/news network. While it's perfectly fine to report on injuries, trades, arrests, and other news-related stories, more and more, I'm reading headlines where I have to double-check to make sure I'm signed into ESPN.com and not NationalEnquirer.com or TheOnion.com.
Just today, I read an article about how Miami Heat superstar LeBron James is "jealous" of Oklahoma City front-man Kevin Durant. Why? Because Durant typically has more shot attempts than James. Of course, from the headline, no one could be sure just the reason for which James was supposedly jealous of Durant. While I rolled my eyes at the headline, curiosity got the best of me and I had to roll my eyes even further when reading the actual story.
I then decided to skim through some comments below the article and found more typos in the first handful of comments than I had seen in the previous week combined. I also read more insults thrown between parties than I had heard on Fox News for the previous couple of weeks. How I wish these people would be more passionate about real world problems than about guys shooting a ball through a hoop.
Here's just a taste of how these lovely conversations go:
Person #1: "Another outstanding non sports worthy article about Lebron. You ESPN never cease to amaze me!!! Great job!!!!"
Person #2: "Y do u feel the need to post about it? Go to another site if ur unhappy"
Person #3: "You bash ESPN. What the hell do you think ESPN stands for? You sir are a moron. And if you don't like what you see then keep scrolling you troll. Go read something that is above your standards ya douche"
Person #4: "and he is a complete whiny, flopping betch that plays without something Jordan, Jeter, Tebow have- integrity."
Person #5: "youre a moron if you think Jordan and Jeter are saints"
...and so it goes... Feeling down and want to feel a bit better about yourself? Then I'd suggest either watching The Jerry Springer Show or reading through comments on ESPN.com. Within three minutes, you'll think, "Wow! I guess I really am pretty smart! Life isn't so bad after all! Ah, I feel a headache coming due to these idiots. Should I take some Advil or get a drink? Decisions, decisions..."
While I'm a definite sports lover, I am not obsessed with any one team or player. I watch sports because I enjoy the passion, physicality, competition, and most of all, strategy and execution. I often times view sports like I would movies. The ones I enjoy the most have a good flow to them, possess an interesting plot, and leave me out of breath after an exhilarating climax. Even then, though, I often times have to roll my eyes at ESPN and the like, because like most cable news channels anymore, ESPN comes across more as a hybrid of a sports channel and TMZ than a pure sports/news network. While it's perfectly fine to report on injuries, trades, arrests, and other news-related stories, more and more, I'm reading headlines where I have to double-check to make sure I'm signed into ESPN.com and not NationalEnquirer.com or TheOnion.com.
Just today, I read an article about how Miami Heat superstar LeBron James is "jealous" of Oklahoma City front-man Kevin Durant. Why? Because Durant typically has more shot attempts than James. Of course, from the headline, no one could be sure just the reason for which James was supposedly jealous of Durant. While I rolled my eyes at the headline, curiosity got the best of me and I had to roll my eyes even further when reading the actual story.
I then decided to skim through some comments below the article and found more typos in the first handful of comments than I had seen in the previous week combined. I also read more insults thrown between parties than I had heard on Fox News for the previous couple of weeks. How I wish these people would be more passionate about real world problems than about guys shooting a ball through a hoop.
Here's just a taste of how these lovely conversations go:
Person #1: "Another outstanding non sports worthy article about Lebron. You ESPN never cease to amaze me!!! Great job!!!!"
Person #2: "Y do u feel the need to post about it? Go to another site if ur unhappy"
Person #3: "You bash ESPN. What the hell do you think ESPN stands for? You sir are a moron. And if you don't like what you see then keep scrolling you troll. Go read something that is above your standards ya douche"
Person #4: "and he is a complete whiny, flopping betch that plays without something Jordan, Jeter, Tebow have- integrity."
Person #5: "youre a moron if you think Jordan and Jeter are saints"
...and so it goes... Feeling down and want to feel a bit better about yourself? Then I'd suggest either watching The Jerry Springer Show or reading through comments on ESPN.com. Within three minutes, you'll think, "Wow! I guess I really am pretty smart! Life isn't so bad after all! Ah, I feel a headache coming due to these idiots. Should I take some Advil or get a drink? Decisions, decisions..."
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