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Re:Arsenal FC AI Research Engineer Job Posting by lifeisstillgood on Saturday January 25, 2025 @11:27AM (#42822572)
Oh that’s a fascinating reaction I never thought of. I mean people might refuse to work for any gambling company or any arms maker, but I cannot I imagine someone offered a job in banking refuse say Goldman but take JP Morgan, simply because their family have been Morgan fans for generations and would never accept any other bank …
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Re:Arsenal FC AI Research Engineer Job Posting by pbalau on Saturday January 25, 2025 @11:43AM (#42822697)
Not sure if you intentionally obtuse or simply don't get it. There is no reason to be a fan of an organization whose main goal is to be making money, but there are plenty of reasons to be a fan of an organization whose main goal is to be better at a sport than other similar organizations.
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Re:Arsenal FC AI Research Engineer Job Posting by atq2119 on Saturday January 25, 2025 @12:09PM (#42822901)
I don't think the distinction is about whether the organizations make money; the distinction is about entertainment. Professional sports are primarily a form of entertainment. Sports fans are a bit like music fans in that regard. The rivalries in sports can get toxic sometimes, but there's weird snobbery in music and other arts as well.
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Re:Arsenal FC AI Research Engineer Job Posting by addandsubtract on Saturday January 25, 2025 @11:52AM (#42822773)
There's no reason to be a fan of an organization whose main goal is to make money, yet GP said he's a Chelsea fan.
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Re:Arsenal FC AI Research Engineer Job Posting by idiotsecant on Saturday January 25, 2025 @11:53AM (#42822778)
You don't think professional soccer teams are an organization whose main goal is to make money?
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Re:Arsenal FC AI Research Engineer Job Posting by dambi0 on Saturday January 25, 2025 @01:09PM (#42823344)
If it is, and it probably isn't, they are really not very good at it.
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Re:Arsenal FC AI Research Engineer Job Posting by druskacik on Saturday January 25, 2025 @12:10PM (#42822907)
You underestimate how much being a soccer fan means, especially in countries like UK.
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Re:Arsenal FC AI Research Engineer Job Posting by alt227 on Saturday January 25, 2025 @11:40AM (#42822673)
So they are looking for people in the Venn diagram cross section of AI researchers and Arsenal FC supporters, of which I imagine there are very few.
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Re:Arsenal FC AI Research Engineer Job Posting by dh2022 on Saturday January 25, 2025 @12:18PM (#42822971)
I met some Americans who would never work for the New England Patriots.
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