NBA Ratings Nosedive Proves Sports Are Not Essential
by Thomas Laforgia from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#56WMF)
Televised sports are entertainment - just like video games, Netflix, and pornography. The industry serves no other practical purpose in society. Farmers produce food. Builders produce homes. Professional athletics deliver fucking Mitsubishi commercials and $19 stadium beers and an irrational sense of tribal identity....