Day 2: The merits of watching anything other than sports. Culture vs... what's the opposite of culture? Uncouthness? Money makes everything grow out of proportion. At one point this was just a game played between two teams for... fun? It's still for enjoyment but we get all worked up about it for no reason. We can do nothing but spectate, and you don't learn anything new or see anything you haven't seen before. especially in baseball. The "rich history of the sport" hasn't actually affected the trajectory of the society since Jackie Robinson. Maybe the irrelevance of the spectator sport is responsible for the lack of great art in America. I'm waiting for that next great American Novel. Oh yeah, I'm trying to write it. Fat chance. But I'll keep trying.
The real problem with sports is it's intellectual infertility. Watching sports every day feels like a trap you willingly fall into, a drug. Not unlike "religion is the opiate of the people." It's disgusting the way this thing has grown. It's watered down and spread thinly over the country. Media the all encompassing taciturn beast. I love you spellcheck.
Atleast movies feel like different experiences. Although it's all for the lowest common denominator. I'd rather be able to talk about movies than be able to talk about sports. But it's all so superfluous. I better do some reading again and get my brain going.
The way ice fractures when you pour water over it.
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