Rooting for sports is for suckers

Yes this video is about sports despite the long intro rant about the psyche of the Japanese people. It’s foundational information that I tie into my big picture thesis on how we as a society should view sports.

I explain the origins of sports, and why men enjoy watching it, then explain why you are a sucker when you emotionally invest in a team as if you are part of it.

I go on to explain cases in which you are actually rational to root for a sports team, and in fact, why it’s in your interest to root for some sports teams.

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Intro: 0:00
Japanese psyche: 0:05
History of sports: 2:07
Team loyalty: 3:38
Who won?: 5:06
When to care about domestic sports: 5:47
Sports is capitalism: 6:57
College sports: 8:38
International Sports: 9:36
Summary: 15:01