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Re:Cultivated Disinterest in Professional Sports by zo1 on Friday January 30, 2015 @02:48PM (#8974013)
Snob, elitist, etc... I see a lot of names being thrown around to describe/explain/put down this idea of sports-disdain. Not saying you are, just pointing out that these words are coming up a lot.

At the end of the day, people will like what they want. They will dislike what they want, too. Whether that is because of a valid reason, or whatever silly notion of not wanting to fit in, or anything else is irrelevant.

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Re:Cultivated Disinterest in Professional Sports by scott_s on Friday January 30, 2015 @03:03PM (#8974109)
In this context, I am using elitist as a description, not an insult. It's up to you to decide if that bothers you.

The point of the post is that motivation is relevant. Some people don't want to be elitist; it bothers me. If they apply some introspection to their motivations, they may discover this behavior describes them, and they may want to change. What people "want" is not some inherent immutable trait of their humanity. Sometimes what people "want" is a result of cultural expectations.

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Re:Cultivated Disinterest in Professional Sports by loso on Friday January 30, 2015 @02:54PM (#8974053)
Not liking sports doesn't make you a snob or elitist. Its when a percentage of people who don't like sports put down people who do that these words come into play.
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