I think you’re questions actually raise more questions than answers.
Nobody wears shirts that say “Sportsball!” or “Videogames!” or “Rock band!” They choose SPECIFIC games or sports or whatever they like.
People who like Minecraft probably have sunk hours into it, and maybe it’s a fun joke to have Tssss written on a shirt for other Minecrafters to appreciate.
People who like Queen might appreciate the guitar playing, they might appreciate the theatricality, they might identify with Freddie Mercury’s personality, or the lyrics might speak to them.
People who like a particular car might appreciate the history of the car, or the look of it, or be responding to the marketing of the car (hello Subaru lesbians).
The problem I have with Messi t-shirts, and all that shit, is I don’t know why people want to identify with Messi other than “He is the BEST.” To like and identify something merely for being objectively the BEST at something is some spiritually impoverished shit we should grow out of by the time we’re 15.
That it is a stupid human impulse in absolutely undeniable, because we push people into being “role models” even though they are absolutely unsuited for it simply because people will look up to them because they can do things with a ball real good.
But no, not actually, because there are many more reasons to like music bands and video games than some weird faux objective measure of “the best” whereas the bulk of athletes popularity is based on their ability to play something better than others in a competitive environment.
I feel like athlete fans are just advertising their own insecurity with their merch.
I get it if you play the sport, though, or if you’re a kid with a juvenille grasping for glory.
Nothing wrong with enjoying sportsball, but there is something deeply and personally disturbing to me about people who identify strongly with it. Seems like something that should be called out regularly instead of condoned and encouraged, but I guess it makes a lot of people a lot of money, so there my moral scolding is drowned out in advertising.
What? Enlighten me. It seems an athlete can make a better claim to be objectively the best than something like a rock band or video game, at least the best at the time.
Best is subjective. Let’s say that for me, the best boxer is the one with the best technique, and for someone else the best boxer is the one with the strongest punches or the fastest, how can there be an objectively best boxer then? Even then, maybe there’s someone out there who has even stronger punches, you would need to trial all humans on earth to prove he has the objective strongest punches.
If you can, though, you can just put them in a ring and see who wins? GOAT discussions are more subjective, but the most shirt sales go to those who are CURRENTLY dominating the sport.
I think you’re questions actually raise more questions than answers.
Nobody wears shirts that say “Sportsball!” or “Videogames!” or “Rock band!” They choose SPECIFIC games or sports or whatever they like.
People who like Minecraft probably have sunk hours into it, and maybe it’s a fun joke to have Tssss written on a shirt for other Minecrafters to appreciate.
People who like Queen might appreciate the guitar playing, they might appreciate the theatricality, they might identify with Freddie Mercury’s personality, or the lyrics might speak to them.
People who like a particular car might appreciate the history of the car, or the look of it, or be responding to the marketing of the car (hello Subaru lesbians).
The problem I have with Messi t-shirts, and all that shit, is I don’t know why people want to identify with Messi other than “He is the BEST.” To like and identify something merely for being objectively the BEST at something is some spiritually impoverished shit we should grow out of by the time we’re 15.
That it is a stupid human impulse in absolutely undeniable, because we push people into being “role models” even though they are absolutely unsuited for it simply because people will look up to them because they can do things with a ball real good.
@Redfox8@mander.xyz thoughts?
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Can Messi even sing Queen or play Minecraft?
But no, not actually, because there are many more reasons to like music bands and video games than some weird faux objective measure of “the best” whereas the bulk of athletes popularity is based on their ability to play something better than others in a competitive environment.
I feel like athlete fans are just advertising their own insecurity with their merch.
I get it if you play the sport, though, or if you’re a kid with a juvenille grasping for glory.
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Nothing wrong with enjoying sportsball, but there is something deeply and personally disturbing to me about people who identify strongly with it. Seems like something that should be called out regularly instead of condoned and encouraged, but I guess it makes a lot of people a lot of money, so there my moral scolding is drowned out in advertising.
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Cult of personality.
>objectively the BEST
Come on now.
What? Enlighten me. It seems an athlete can make a better claim to be objectively the best than something like a rock band or video game, at least the best at the time.
Best is subjective. Let’s say that for me, the best boxer is the one with the best technique, and for someone else the best boxer is the one with the strongest punches or the fastest, how can there be an objectively best boxer then? Even then, maybe there’s someone out there who has even stronger punches, you would need to trial all humans on earth to prove he has the objective strongest punches.
If you can, though, you can just put them in a ring and see who wins? GOAT discussions are more subjective, but the most shirt sales go to those who are CURRENTLY dominating the sport.