Olympic Medal Count, Adjusted for Population and GDP

Re:Olympic Medal Count, Adjusted for Population and GDP by mechanical_fish on Monday August 25, 2008 @06:28PM (#286519)

I don't see what the benefit is to being a rabid spectator

It gives you something to talk about besides the weather. That's a huge part of the draw. If it weren't for sports, what would you do as you sat around drinking in a bar with your friends?

Also: Athletic people are fun to look at. And sports offer a nice balance between the predictable results of hours of practice and careful strategic planning (everyone loves it when a plan comes together) and the drama that arises from random factors (as Yogi Berra supposedly said, "it isn't over until it's over").

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Re:Olympic Medal Count, Adjusted for Population and GDP by brk on Monday August 25, 2008 @07:44PM (#286581)

Usually when sitting around drinking with my friends we end up talking about things like startup cultures, robotics, home automation, guiter-effects-pedal hacking, economies/investments, business operations, business ideas, religions, etc.

FWIW, my friends cover a fairly wide variety of demographics, they are not all geeks or startup people, but they all have the ability to discuss things they are actively involved in in one way or another.

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