BI Survey: 18-24 year old Westerners hate sports

[Discuss Thrower]

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[threebag]

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[JoeyChuckles]

Steroids in the French water?

[Hammock Parties]

American sports are too violent and too masculine for the modern progressive.

[Pablo]

Too busy playing vidja games.

[threebag]

Nice catch on the autocorrect that got ya.

[Hammock Parties]

The NFL especially just isn't diverse enough. It's not fair!

We need some white cornerbacks, hispanic quarterbacks, female head coaches and transgender GMs if the NFL is going to win the modern progressive audience.

Also, cheerleaders should be done away with entirely. It's an occupation and encourages sexism and misogyny. And it's homophobic. Where are the male cheerleaders for crying out loud?

[notorious]

Pussies.

[Discuss Thrower]

Too busy playing vidja games.

Looks like this data came from some shit sampling issues, but I wonder if the Great Recession curtailed interest in sporting events.

9-15 years old is prime time for developing hobbies and interests and if your folks couldn't afford tickets or even cable TV, you were probably more likely to find cheaper pastimes.

[Hammock Parties]

Looks like this data came from some shit sampling issues, but I wonder if the Great Recession curtailed interest in sporting events.

9-15 years old is prime time for developing hobbies and interests and if your folks couldn't afford tickets or even cable TV, you were probably more likely to find cheaper pastimes.

There was no Sunday Ticket when I was a kid.

I developed my passion reading back issues of SI, collecting football cards and watching the local broadcasts.

*shrug*

Kids today probably too interested in their phones and shit.

[Bugeater]

I didn't really watch much sports at that age. That's when you should be busy trying to get laid as much as possible.

[nceagle_11]

There was no Sunday Ticket when I was a kid.

I developed my passion reading back issues of SI, collecting football cards and watching the local broadcasts.

*shrug*

Kids today probably too interested in their phones and shit.

I'd bet your interest was was pushed much more by playing sandlot football in your neighborhood or football at recess in school.

Today, kids spend most of their time in their house or playing with a select friend or two on a "play date" instead of getting out and playing some ball with their friends. A paranoia about how "dangerous" it is for kids to run around the neighborhood alone in today's culture has spread even though it's not true. And kids aren't allowed to play rough in recess anymore, not to mention that my son's "recess" is 15 minutes.

[Hammock Parties]

I'd bet your interest was was pushed much more by playing sandlot football in your neighborhood or football at recess in school.


You think being the fat kid who once threw a pick six the only time he got to play QB drove my interest? No, not really.

I think I read every back issue of SI at my jr high cover to cover, though. Good luck getting kids to do THAT today.

[BWillie]

There are plenty of people this age that love sports. It's hard to buy this. Surely less young people are liking sports than before, but all hope is not lost. As people age they usually start to like sports a little more.

I can't imagine a life without sports. What would you do? Play video games all day? What a waste. 20 year olds are stereotyped generally as not enjoying the outdoors, not wanting to be employed or own anything, play video games all day. I guess this study stereotype holds true.

[lewdog]

Seems kind of odd.

You know what else is odd? Grown adult males that don't like sports. Like seriously, what do you do with your free time?

[BWillie]

Seems kind of odd.

You know what else is odd? Grown adult males that don't like sports. Like seriously, what do you do with your free time?

Are people me and your age going to be the last one's standing liking sports? It all of a sudden goes from late 20's, early 30's who love sports and then early 20's who hate sports? How does that happen? Seems like a big abrupt change. Football makes sense, but not soccer, baseball, basketball etc.

[lewdog]

Are people me and your age going to be the last one's standing liking sports? It all of a sudden goes from late 20's, early 30's who love sports and then early 20's who hate sports? How does that happen? Seems like a big abrupt change. Football makes sense, but not soccer, baseball, basketball etc.

I don't get it either.

Maybe more access to digital media to pass the time instead of sports? Netflix, Amazon, all the cable options. You can literally watch anything you want at any given time now.

[Hammock Parties]

It was a LOT harder to get porn back then, that's for sure.

[Discuss Thrower]

I don't get it either.

Maybe more access to digital media to pass the time instead of sports? Netflix, Amazon, all the cable options. You can literally watch anything you want at any given time now.

Henpecked hubbies stuck with honeydo lists taking away leisure time?

[ChiefsCountry]

I don't get it either.

Maybe more access to digital media to pass the time instead of sports? Netflix, Amazon, all the cable options. You can literally watch anything you want at any given time now.

Most of that shit isn't watchable. Give me sports over most of those programs.

[ChiefsCountry]

It was a LOT harder to get porn back then, that's for sure.

Victoria Secret catalog was like logging on to Porn Hub now.

[Prison Bitch]

Seems kind of odd.

You know what else is odd? Grown adult males that don't like sports. Like seriously, what do you do with your free time?

Embarrass yourself on a message board?^^

[lewdog]

Most of that shit isn't watchable. Give me sports over most of those programs.

I'm talking about for the ADHD generation.

3 hours to watch a sporting event is just too long maybe?

[Trent Green GOAT]

Well I like sports.

[Discuss Thrower]

Victoria Secret catalog was like logging on to Porn Hub now.

Wait is that a commentary on access or on desensitization to more pointed forms of erotica?

[ChiefsCountry]

I'm talking about for the ADHD generation.

3 hours to watch a sporting event is just too long maybe?

But 3 hours of binge watching some where weird show isn't?

[lewdog]

Embarrass yourself on a message board?^^

Is that why you spend ALL day on CP?

[Discuss Thrower]

But 3 hours of binge watching some where weird show isn't?

The structure of that kind of media doesn't require the same presence of mind like just about any sport sans like cricket or something.

[ChiefsCountry]

Basically we are seeing the very end of the Millennials and the start of Generation Z in that group. Probably just the fucked up end of each group, which seems to be typical across the generations.

[Discuss Thrower]

Basically we are seeing the very end of the Millennials and the start of Generation Z in that group. Probably just the fucked up end of each group, which seems to be typical across the generations.

Could be that this group of people's parents are over represented as sports fans and thus their offspring are being contrarian as most children are wont to do.

[lewdog]

Basically we are seeing the very end of the Millennials and the start of Generation Z in that group. Probably just the fucked up end of each group, which seems to be typical across the generations.

Could be that this group of people's parents are over represented as sports fans and thus their offspring are being contrarian as most children are wont to do.

What about video games? I never really got into them much after high school but the few people I know in their early 20's seem to always be "gaming."

[KChiefs1]

Millennials are pussy's.

[Discuss Thrower]

What about video games? I never really got into them much after high school but the few people I know in their early 20's seem to always be "gaming."

It is a multibillion dollar industry...

[ChiefsCountry]

What about video games? I never really got into them much after high school but the few people I know in their early 20's seem to always be "gaming."

I gave video games up after college.

[lewdog]

I gave video games up after college.

They had video games back in the 70's?!?!?!?!

[ChiefsCountry]

Could be that this group of people's parents are over represented as sports fans and thus their offspring are being contrarian as most children are wont to do.

Don't know. I do know that the teachers I know said the age group described was their worst. The middle school age right now is a pretty good one though ironically.

[kcxiv]

All these kids now days are raised on tablets, parents to fucking lazy to put their kids in sports. Its all about competitive video gaming now days.

[Bugeater]

Seems kind of odd.

You know what else is odd? Grown adult males that don't like sports. Like seriously, what do you do with your free time?
If the weather is nice I'd rather go find cool bike trails and ride them.

[ChiefsCountry]

They had video games back in the 70's?!?!?!?!

You are off big time on my age. ROFL

[kcxiv]

I gave video games up after college.

im a huge sports nerd and i love video games im 40. i dont ever plan to stop playing until i get old and arthritis forces me! lol

[kcxiv]

What about video games? I never really got into them much after high school but the few people I know in their early 20's seem to always be "gaming."

Its competitive gaming, Games like DOTA2, League of Legends, Overwatch, PUBG, CS:GO. All these games gives these young males the competitive feeling WITHOUT being physical.

[Discuss Thrower]

Much as I don't want to peg an entire generation as a bunch of pussies, I think there might be something to an idea that these younger kids don't like sports as a product of missing out on socializing with peers in-person because of vidya and because they've been helicopter parented and not allowed to roam free.

Also I wonder if there's a drastic difference between kids born 1995-2001 and 1985-91 where the former group is more likely to be an only child in the family compared to the latter (and earlier generations too). More kids might mean their parents are more inclined to get them out of the house in their elementary / middle school years compared to parents of only children.

[lewdog]

If the weather is nice I'd rather go find cool bike trails and ride them.

Sure but the weather isn't nice all year anywhere.

And me watching the Chiefs and maybe one other game a week doesn't take up that much time.

[BigCatDaddy]

Maybe they are burned out by playing 100 games a year as kids growing up?

[ChiefsCountry]

Much as I don't want to peg an entire generation as a bunch of pussies, I think there might be something to an idea that these younger kids don't like sports as a product of missing out on socializing with peers in-person because of vidya and because they've been helicopter parented and not allowed to roam free.

Also I wonder if there's a drastic difference between kids born 1995-2001 and 1985-91 where the former group is more likely to be an only child in the family compared to the latter (and earlier generations too). More kids might mean their parents are more inclined to get them out of the house in their elementary / middle school years compared to parents of only children.

You are also looking at Baby Boomer kids vs Generation X kids. Generation X were younger parents during that time frame you laid out.

[Discuss Thrower]

Maybe they are burned out by playing 100 games a year as kids growing up?

That would be more appropriate to my brand of millenials rather than this Gen Z/late millenial band.

[RealSNR]

My parents believed video games would rot my brain. The only "console" I ever had growing up was an old school Game Boy that my aunt got me for a birthday, and my parents were super pissed at her.

It ended up working out fine, because my folks were determined that I know how to operate a computer from a young age, which means I played a LOOOOOOT of Wolfenstein 3D and Doom. For some reason they didn't give a shit about that because I also used the computer for school. Whatever.

Anyway, to this day, I don't own a Playstation, Xbox, or whatever the fuck it is people my age are supposed to play with in their spare time. A bunch of my friends are big into video games, and I pretty much look at them and go, "Don't fucking care." Because I don't.

It's possible sportswatching habits occur when kids see dad drinking a beer and watching the game. Or when their junior high/high school sports team friends talk about superstars. That's just not happening. Dads are doing other shit with their time even if they have a passing interest in sports. Kids are talking about bullshit like Harambe and video games and other crap on the internet.

Dunno. It's just a blip. Doesn't make it a trend just yet.

[BigCatDaddy]

That would be more appropriate to my brand of millenials rather than this Gen Z/late millenial band.

I dont know but its crazy how much they play various sports year round today.

[mdstu]

I didn't really watch much sports at that age. That's when you should be busy trying to get laid as much as possible.

Same here. I watched sports during those years, but normally only in social scenarios. MNF and whatnot. I sure as hell didn't stay in on Sat and Sun to watch sports. I was out chasing tail and hanging with friends.

My die hard sports habits probably started around age 25 or later.

[bdj23]

Needs more trannies.

[Demonpenz]

They don't even play video games. They Watch people play video games.

[CoMoChief]

Less kids are going out for sports now a days.

1. Society is getting poorer and some of the sports (baseball) can get expensive. This is even more evident in the urban black communities.

2. Kids are too plugged in now a days. I grew up on Nintendo/Super Nintendo/N64 so I'm guilty too, but not to the extent of what it's become now. I was still playing outside about 90% of the summers.

[kcxiv]

Less kids are going out for sports now a days.

1. Society is getting poorer and some of the sports (baseball) can get expensive. This is even more evident in the urban black communities.

2. Kids are too plugged in now a days. I grew up on Nintendo/Super Nintendo/N64 so I'm guilty too, but not to the extent of what it's become now. I was still playing outside about 90% of the summers.

gaming is a whole diffferent thing now days compared to when we were young in the 80's and 90's. Online gaming completely changed everything. People just hang out in groups on discord/teamspeak and what not. Thats their "friends' now days.

[HemiEd]

I didn't really watch much sports at that age. That's when you should be busy trying to get laid as much as possible.

Same here. I got really interested in watching sports after I got married.

[HemiEd]

They don't even play video games. They Watch people play video games.

You're shitting me, right?

[KCUnited]

They opened a new "sports" bar in my neighborhood recently, and by sports bar I mean bocce ball, small plates, and craft cocktails. Even the really good craft beer bars here turn their tv's off in the evenings unless it's a local playoff game to shed the whole sports bar label.

Not that I agree with it, just seems to be the trend around me anyway.

[Rasputin]

Steroids in the French water?

And yet they can't win a war on their own, but they can out run their enemies on retreat.

[wazu]

Maybe they're onto something. Sports fandom is kinda silly when you really think about it.

[Rasputin]

Who always dominates the Olympics?

[notorious]

You're shitting me, right?

He is not shitting you.


For once.

[Why Not?]

Seems kind of odd.

You know what else is odd? Grown adult males that don't like sports. Like seriously, what do you do with your free time?

This. I'll never understand those guys. I can't even comprehend not loving sports.

[Loneiguana]

It's possible sportswatching habits occur when kids see dad drinking a beer and watching the game. Or when their junior high/high school sports team friends talk about superstars. That's just not happening. Dads are doing other shit with their time even if they have a passing interest in sports. Kids are talking about bullshit like Harambe and video games and other crap on the internet.

Dunno. It's just a blip. Doesn't make it a trend just yet.

A co-worker with a elementary school aged kid is passionate about college football and watches every sunday.

He still spends more time playing minecraft on the xbox with his kid than watching football with his kid.

[chiefzilla1501]

There are plenty of people this age that love sports. It's hard to buy this. Surely less young people are liking sports than before, but all hope is not lost. As people age they usually start to like sports a little more.

I can't imagine a life without sports. What would you do? Play video games all day? What a waste. 20 year olds are stereotyped generally as not enjoying the outdoors, not wanting to be employed or own anything, play video games all day. I guess this study stereotype holds true.

Actually, I've read legit studies that social services for kids like kids camps are struggling because kids would rather be at home playing video games. It's not just TV. Kids are playing outside less. I can't help but wonder how much the concussion issue has parents stopping their kids from playing certain sports. Even in soccer, kids leagues are paranoid about concussions.

[chiefzilla1501]

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[Loneiguana]

He is not shitting you.


For once.

I've played a lot of competitive sports.

I've played a lot of video games. Since the early 90's.

But even sitting at work bored with time to kill, I'm still can't bring my to like watching other people play video games unless its like a developer stream of some unreleased game.

Competitive e-sports I get. Dorm wide Halo tournaments were intense. But watching someone play single player game.... eh :shrug:

[Buehler445]

There are plenty of people this age that love sports. It's hard to buy this. Surely less young people are liking sports than before, but all hope is not lost. As people age they usually start to like sports a little more.

I can't imagine a life without sports. What would you do? Play video games all day? What a waste. 20 year olds are stereotyped generally as not enjoying the outdoors, not wanting to be employed or own anything, play video games all day. I guess this study stereotype holds true.

Very much this. I don't love sports as much as my family and my career, but man, life would be pretty boring without sports.

My parents believed video games would rot my brain. The only "console" I ever had growing up was an old school Game Boy that my aunt got me for a birthday, and my parents were super pissed at her.

It ended up working out fine, because my folks were determined that I know how to operate a computer from a young age, which means I played a LOOOOOOT of Wolfenstein 3D and Doom. For some reason they didn't give a shit about that because I also used the computer for school. Whatever.

Anyway, to this day, I don't own a Playstation, Xbox, or whatever the fuck it is people my age are supposed to play with in their spare time. A bunch of my friends are big into video games, and I pretty much look at them and go, "Don't fucking care." Because I don't.

It's possible sportswatching habits occur when kids see dad drinking a beer and watching the game. Or when their junior high/high school sports team friends talk about superstars. That's just not happening. Dads are doing other shit with their time even if they have a passing interest in sports. Kids are talking about bullshit like Harambe and video games and other crap on the internet.

Dunno. It's just a blip. Doesn't make it a trend just yet.

Brother? That sounds exactly like my parents, except mine wouldn't let me play Doom and Wolfenstein. My buddy shot me a pirated Doom disc and all was right with the world again.

I could own Castle of Kroz though. Well...At least the first few levels, because there was no onboard memory.

Same here. I watched sports during those years, but normally only in social scenarios. MNF and whatnot. I sure as hell didn't stay in on Sat and Sun to watch sports. I was out chasing tail and hanging with friends.

My die hard sports habits probably started around age 25 or later.

Nah man. In college that's where a pretty good portion of beer drinking (and pussy chasing - my now wife loved watching football and was/is a rabid KU fan) happened. Games were social events. In my group of friends anyway. I I spent time at bars and to a lesser extent too, but college is where I got to LOVE sports. In high school I followed my teams and stuff, but I was too busy playing sports, but in college where I had full time TV and buddies that loved sports too, there was always some sports on somewhere.

[notorious]

I've played a lot of competitive sports.

I've played a lot of video games. Since the early 90's.

But even sitting at work bored with time to kill, I'm still can't bring my to like watching other people play video games unless its like a developer stream of some unreleased game.

Competitive e-sports I get. Dorm wide Halo tournaments were intense. But watching someone play single player game.... eh :shrug:

My daughter watches Mindcraft videos all the time.

I guess she learns ideas and uses them when she plays, but I think it would get old very quickly.

Roblox is just as bad.

I would rather watch a Pioli Chiefs team than watch someone else play a FPS. Screw that.

[Buehler445]

My daughter watches Mindcraft videos all the time.

I guess she learns ideas and uses them when she plays, but I think it would get old very quickly.

Roblox is just as bad.

I would rather watch a Pioli Chiefs team than watch someone else play a FPS. Screw that.

Yeah, I went to get some chemical one after noon and the secretary had her preteen kid (probably 10) in the office and he was just absolutely enthralled watching youtube videos of somebody playing Call of Duty. :spock: I don't even like to play that long, much less...watch someone play that long?

[Shaid]

It's the NOW generation. If they want to watch a show, they can start it now. Netflix, Hulu, Kodi, etc. No running to the store to get a DVD, etc. If they need info for a report, bang you have it right now with the internet. If you want to talk to your girlfriend, you have a cell and probably have been texting all day. It's hard for them to unplug from it. Social Media, texting, etc. is almost an all consuming thing.

All the overload of media and different options makes sitting through a 3 hour game really hard for them. Then if the game isn't close, forget about it.

[BigCatDaddy]

A co-worker with a elementary school aged kid is passionate about <B>college football and watches every sunday</B>.

He still spends more time playing minecraft on the xbox with his kid than watching football with his kid.

I'm guessing he isn't all that passionate then.

[wazu]

They don't even play video games. They Watch people play video games.

Truth. This has always been far more troubling to me.

[HemiEd]

A co-worker with a elementary school aged kid is passionate about college football and watches every sunday.

He still spends more time playing minecraft on the xbox with his kid than watching football with his kid.

They have College Football on Sundays?

[BigRichard]

I didn't really watch much sports at that age. That's when you should be busy trying to get laid as much as possible.

Yeah, I probably didn't start getting into football until I was a little older myself.

[HemiEd]

He is not shitting you.


For once.

Holy crap, I had no idea. I know some people enjoy watching other people fish so I guess it makes sense.

Back in the late 70s I really got into a pinball machine called "middle earth" but that is about it. I thought "Pong" was boring as heck and so was "Pacman" and "Frogger."

I probably spend at least an hour a day playing Holdem on line though.

[Loneiguana]

I'm guessing he isn't all that passionate then.

ROFL

oops.

My fingers aren't use to typing Saturday and football.

[BigBeauford]

I find value in the act of playing sports, but the idea that watching sports is somehow a more productive use of time than playing video games, is laughable.

[DaFace]

Truth. This has always been far more troubling to me.It's not for me, but I don't really see how it's all that different from watching sports.

[kcxiv]

Yeah, I probably didn't start getting into football until I was a little older myself.

First football game i ever remembered watching. i was 6. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MOBkEW-8sog" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

after that play, i was hoooked, but not for the team! haha

[WhiteWhale]

Have you guys seen people of this age group?

They're fat. They never exercise and have very low testosterone.

#notall

I shouldn't have to explain this is a pattern and not something universally true of all people of that age group, but low IQ lazy minded people have reduced us to saying 'not all' when talking about demonstrable patterns within population groups. Decide for yourself who is to blame for that.

[BigBeauford]

Have you guys seen people of this age group?

They're fat. They never exercise and have very low testosterone.

#notall

I shouldn't have to explain this is a pattern and not something universally true of all people of that age group, but low IQ lazy minded people have reduced us to saying 'not all' when talking about demonstrable patterns within population groups. Decide for yourself who is to blame for that.

It's barely true at all. Gen Xers and Baby boomers have significantly higher rates of obesity amoung their age population. You know, the generations who helped prop up the Wal-Mart's and Applebees of the world.

[BWillie]

Millennials are pussy's.

I think it's not all millennials. It's early millennials and all of new generation z that hate sports. I'm an old millennial and I love sports, so do all my friends and everybody I grew up with. Most of them do also like killing zombies and whatever online game there is, but they like sports way more. They get pissed when I try to play their video games and get completed waxed.

[Discuss Thrower]

I think it's not all millennials. It's early millennials and all of new generation z that hate sports. I'm an old millennial and I love sports, so do all my friends and everybody I grew up with. Most of them do also like killing zombies and whatever online game there is, but they like sports way more. They get pissed when I try to play their video games and get completed waxed.

I've received more enjoyment from playing videogames in a room with my close friends or fraternity brothers more so than playing online solo.

Granted, the heyday of my online time was playing Homeworld over a 56k, so..

[lewdog]

I think it's not all millennials. It's early millennials and all of new generation z that hate sports. I'm an old millennial and I love sports, so do all my friends and everybody I grew up with. Most of them do also like killing zombies and whatever online game there is, but they like sports way more. They get pissed when I try to play their video games and get completed waxed.

I'm an old millennium too and most of my friends love and follow at least one sport.

Some are still into video games but not many. I never was.