Is Sports a Social Alcohol
Listening to commentary from Robert D. Raiford this morning on the way in this morning, got us thinking about the modern sports world. Raiford read the letter of one of his fans, who stated that adults spend too much time thinking about sports and not things such as business, the economy and other things that adults are supposed to worry about.
He actually makes a good point that was driven home when we rolled into the office. The first thing on Yahoo's homepage was a story on the most powerful people in sports. That is an interesting story, and it underscores America's obsession of talking, chatting, and filling in each on other sports.
Now some psychologists would say this is a good thing. Sports is a common ground for people to talk on as opposed to religion and politics, which can get dicey quickly. Sports, while it inherently pits people against each other, is considered to be done all in fun. Yes, there is bickering, but most people understand that and accept it.
The question that Raiford asked, and we are asking as well is sports a form of social alcohol in the sense that it takes our minds away from the matters at hand and replaces them with a narcotic to dull the mind?
He actually makes a good point that was driven home when we rolled into the office. The first thing on Yahoo's homepage was a story on the most powerful people in sports. That is an interesting story, and it underscores America's obsession of talking, chatting, and filling in each on other sports.
Now some psychologists would say this is a good thing. Sports is a common ground for people to talk on as opposed to religion and politics, which can get dicey quickly. Sports, while it inherently pits people against each other, is considered to be done all in fun. Yes, there is bickering, but most people understand that and accept it.
The question that Raiford asked, and we are asking as well is sports a form of social alcohol in the sense that it takes our minds away from the matters at hand and replaces them with a narcotic to dull the mind?
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