When You Watch Sports, Your Brain Thinks You’re Playing

Re:When You Watch Sports, Your Brain Thinks You’re Playing by travisjungroth on Sunday July 15, 2018 @08:05PM (#17537829)

Similarly, I think that to enjoy watching baseball, you have to care about the outcome. It’s a game of anticipation. If you don’t care, it’s like gambling with Monopoly money. It just doesn’t matter.

Football, for example, is a bit different. There’s more of a guarantee of action.

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Re:When You Watch Sports, Your Brain Thinks You’re Playing by stock_toaster on Sunday July 15, 2018 @08:42PM (#17537948)

I have enjoyed baseball games without caring about the winner. It is like watching a slow chess match, with occasional running.

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Re:When You Watch Sports, Your Brain Thinks You’re Playing by kenjackson on Monday July 16, 2018 @01:41AM (#17539016)

Being slower than a chess match sounds impossible, yet it is an accurate description.

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Re:When You Watch Sports, Your Brain Thinks You’re Playing by astura on Monday July 16, 2018 @03:45AM (#17539467)

Same here, always enjoy watching baseball even if I am not invested in who wins.

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