A lot of hackers play sports. Why would we try to destroy them?

Sports exist because some people find them fun. If you don't, don't worry. They're purely optional.

Huge budgets at state universities are sunk into the traditional american sport of handegg. Usually it is at a loss, but considered neccessary to draw more students. I don't mind casual sports... its the bullshit of proffesional sports that has a more direct negative inpact via decreased funding for education.

Oh yes, I totally agree with that thought. I didn't consider that because I don't spectate sports. I only play.

Sports are one of the few things keeping people cutting the cable tv cord, we as hackers are losing big money from that situation.

Also, sports are one of the few times that people log off from their computers. That's another huge loss in revenue for us hackers.

Things being offline aren't inherently at odds with "us hackers". This is a bizarre train of thought.

I don't understand. If people are offline, they're less likely to be consuming the products hackers create, and therefore not paying hackers.

I'm going to assume you mean spectator sports, since there are many well-known reasons for participation sports (including exercise having a strong positive influence on general health, not to mention mental acuity. Did you know that Thomas Jefferson exercised vigorously for 2 hours a day?).

Spectator sports exist because we like to witness competition, and ideally direct, short-term competition between equally matched people. It sets up a fascinating situation - you have two intelligent, capable, experienced players, more or less equally matched, and both have every expectation that they will win a fair fight. Moreover, you agree with both assessments. And yet, they put themselves in a situation where there can only be one winner. Is that not an exciting premise for entertainment?

I don't know, I used to be excited by spectator sports in my teen years, but as I got older and more intelligent, I found other spectator sports like politics and business much more fun.

Also, I get more of a kick from movies, even sport movies, in that short-duration time period you mention.

Because sports are fun..?

err, no. Sports are not fun. You cannot read or program while running after a ball or even while cycling.

The vast majority of people in the world are capable of having fun whilst not doing either of those things.

I guess you don't find sex fun either?