How Important Is Football?

[rosarugosa]

I find all sports to be intensely boring. If humans are hard-wired to enjoy sports, I am missing that wiring, along with the wiring for motherhood and religion.

[iris lilies]

I used to enjoy college football until I read about the serious injuries players could get (and worse in the professional leagues). Since then I just don't enjoy the "sport." Just as I don't like boxing for the same reason. Watching people get serious and sometimes lethal injuries isn't my idea of entertainment.

my parents in health field knew around 50 years ago that football was physically dangerous and knew about head injuries. They were relieved when my brother chose swimming as his sport. He was kind of a big kid and the football coach would’ve liked him to go out for football. They knew about the head injuries even way back then so I don’t know why it has only come to light in the last decade or so in mainstream news.

[HappyHiker]

I find all sports to be intensely boring. If humans are hard-wired to enjoy sports, I am missing that wiring, along with the wiring for motherhood and religion.

Oh gosh, me, too! But I'm over-wired to enjoy books/literature, pretty places in nature, delicious but simple meals made with real ingredients--and animals, including some people.

Add in some wide-ranging conversation, some dark chocolate, and I'm in my favorite place.