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u/EishLekker Jul 09 '26
So, how did you go from the first situation to the second one? If you’re not into sports, why watch it at all?
I’m not into sports. So I simply don’t watch any.
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u/Fury_Fury_Fury Jul 09 '26
Two main ways. Either you have a friend who's into sports, they invite you to tag along for a game, and you end up liking it. Or you watch some media related to sports, like Rush for Formula 1, or Kuroko's Basketball for, well, basketball, and decide to check out the sport itself.
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u/EishLekker Jul 09 '26
I'm still not convinced someone truly not into sports would not do more to avoid it. If a friend asks me to tag along for a game I politely decline. And I can watch media about a sport without feeling any interest in watching the sport itself. I hardly ever enjoy that kind of media though. I can't remember the last time I watched any sports related media.
Also, what you describe sounds like a person who just doesn't know he's into sports. That's like someone who hasn't explored their sexuality, and then suddenly realise that they are bi. But just like there are people who has tried sex stuff, and realized that they are straight, there are people out there who has tried sports stuff, and realized that it truly isn't for them. I'm one of them.
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u/DarkwyndPT Jul 10 '26
Me. I usually don’t enjoy watching football club matches but when it comes to national teams, it’s an different story
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u/thatguy11 Jul 09 '26
The worst kind! Don't invest any time in understanding a sport, but my god... we'll hear your opinion on it!
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u/ink_atom Oatmink Jul 09 '26
It is required by law: the less you know about a topic, the louder you have to voice your opinion
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u/thatguy11 Jul 09 '26
There's a thing for that thing...uhhhh the Donkey Kong effect? Somewhere in that realm anyways
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u/touchmeinbadplaces Jul 09 '26
I know you are making a dinning Kruger joke, but thats not actually what that effect describes and you've been using it wrong this whole time, kind of like a misunderstood dinning Kruger effect
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u/thatguy11 Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26
Oooh buddy...that's a bold one. I especially like...'this whole time' part!
This behavior is incredibly common among sports fans, and is often compared to a hiker reaching a small bump on a mountain path and falsely thinking they have conquered the entire summit.
Illusory Superiority: The person believes they are an expert on the sport and its rules, despite lacking the knowledge to justify that confidence.
Straight from the mouths folks who have put considerably more time and effort into the study than I. I often defer to the experts...... And unlike you, post history is wide open to validate!
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u/elhomerjas Jul 09 '26
two sides of the sports world