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The "Real" Drama of Sports
My sister-in-law objects to sports because she says they're not "real." You watch a game and get all excited or angry or thrilled, but it's an artificial feeling that has nothing to do with your life. To me, watching sports is just as real as seeing a movie, reading a novel, or hearing a concert.
In one sense, sports are even more real than these things, because in a sports contest the conclusion is undetermined. If I'm watching a blockbuster movie, I know everything will work out in the end. Most movies have some sort of "happy" or redemptive ending. That's not the case when I watch a game. The drama is more "real" because the outcome is unknown.