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I was watching some old highlights last night and it got me thinking about how much sports culture has changed. There used to be this intense, almost personal grudge between local teams—you know, the kind where the whole city would be divided for a week because of one series.
Nowadays, everything feels so much more sanitized and commercialized. It’s all about the stats, the betting lines, and the massive contracts. I miss when a trophy or a simple bragging right between neighbors actually felt like it meant something more than just another notch on a spreadsheet. It felt like there was a real sense of community pride tied to it, even if it was just being the "best in the state."
Does anyone else feel like modern competition has lost that gritty, local flavor, or am I just getting old?
Nowadays, everything feels so much more sanitized and commercialized. It’s all about the stats, the betting lines, and the massive contracts. I miss when a trophy or a simple bragging right between neighbors actually felt like it meant something more than just another notch on a spreadsheet. It felt like there was a real sense of community pride tied to it, even if it was just being the "best in the state."
Does anyone else feel like modern competition has lost that gritty, local flavor, or am I just getting old?