Beats being bored.

Maybe life in the sports world is overdramatized. And athletes become overly revered. We focus on games. And teams. And individual achievements. Like it's real important that our favorite team wins the Super Bowl or the World Series. In a sense, it's a make-believe world. And we fans get a good feeling when events go our way. But in the end, it's only a game. Played for the purpose of entertainment. And isn't that what we want in life? To be entertained? Better than being well-informed. The political pundits entertain us rather than inform us. And we're told what we want to be told. Not necessarily the truth. Even when we go to school. We want a teacher that entertains us. That's the primary way that we learn. By being entertained. Otherwise, we'd be bored to death. --Jim Broede