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The Superbowl is nothing more than watching rich people fight over a ball while companies spend obscene amounts of money to blast advertisements at you. (dubvee.org)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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No offense or judgement meant to anyone if that's your thing (to each their own). That's just how I see pretty much all professional sports - the super bowl is just the poster child for it.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

There's a difference between disliking something because it doesn't appeal to you. And actively having disdain for something that doesn't appeal to you.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Personally, I have disdain against the super bowl because it costs us taxes that could be going to much more productive things for society. I think it would be fine if we didn't spend so much money on it, and I have nothing against people who enjoy it.

You could argue the revenue brought in from hosting the super bowl replaces the tax money spent on it by the host city, but that doesn't seem to be the case. The NFL pockets most of the revenue, and the host city, itself, often loses the tax money it invested.

I don't think tax money should be involved. The NFL should cover the costs, as they make an insane amount of profit from it.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, there literally is not. You can grumble all you want, the rest of us have more important things to worry about than the Super Bowl.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Clearly not if you're here.