LesserAbe@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoIf you were forced to play one professional sport as your job until you were 65, which would you pick?message-squaremessage-square123linkfedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down12
arrow-up199arrow-down1message-squareIf you were forced to play one professional sport as your job until you were 65, which would you pick?LesserAbe@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square123linkfedilink
minus-squareSyun@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoI figure that if you can drink and smoke while you play it without any real impairment of performance, it’s not a sport. It’s a game. I thought that up to annoy golfers, but honestly I think it’s a fair yardstick.
minus-squaredogdeanafternoon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoThat’s a pretty dumb measurement. Tons of people get in the zone when high. I’m way better at soccer after getting high. Sport should be a physical thing. If you can play the same game online (chess) then it’s not a sport. Esport? Sure. Still not a sport, same way an email isn’t a piece of mail.
minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoAs a stoner mtg player, some people can drink and smoke while playing. Some people start taking twenty minute turns
I figure that if you can drink and smoke while you play it without any real impairment of performance, it’s not a sport. It’s a game.
I thought that up to annoy golfers, but honestly I think it’s a fair yardstick.
That’s a pretty dumb measurement. Tons of people get in the zone when high. I’m way better at soccer after getting high.
Sport should be a physical thing. If you can play the same game online (chess) then it’s not a sport.
Esport? Sure. Still not a sport, same way an email isn’t a piece of mail.
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As a stoner mtg player, some people can drink and smoke while playing. Some people start taking twenty minute turns