I really appreciate this article about sports fandom and being a nerd, by @makoshark: http://mako.cc/copyrighteous/cultivated-disinterest-in-professional-sports … /cc @sstrickl
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@wycats@uWaterlooSE@makoshark@sstrickl First, you're totally right that "people who enjoy the superbowl" are not an oppressed minority. -
@wycats@uWaterlooSE@makoshark@sstrickl However, I don't think I've ever heard of someone making fun of people for celebrating Christmas. -
@wycats@uWaterlooSE@makoshark@sstrickl Whereas it does happen regularly in tech/nerd/etc circles re people who enjoy watching sports. -
@samth@uWaterlooSE@makoshark@sstrickl Somehow this backlash-backlash is forgetting how miserable that feels. -
@wycats@uWaterlooSE@makoshark@sstrickl Not participating in a widely-shared part of the culture isn't an imposition, it's a choice. -
@wycats@uWaterlooSE@makoshark@sstrickl And the decision to be intentionally insulting about something others care about certainly is. -
@samth@uWaterlooSE@makoshark@sstrickl When you are in the vast, vast majority, you have to put up with people needling you. -
@wycats@uWaterlooSE@makoshark@sstrickl Not sure what you mean here, but "many people like sports" != "being a jerk about sports is ok". - 5 more replies
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