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Old 01-10-2019, 10:33 AM  
InChiefsHeaven InChiefsHeaven is offline
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Why do we care so much?

I've actually done a lot of thinking on this the last few years, and really the last few months.

I've been a Chiefs fan my whole life, though nobody in my family is. Back in the 70's my dad bought a poster for me and my brother's bedroom. It was a picture of an end zone pile up with the Chiefs and the Raiders. I guess I decided I liked the guys in Red, and I've never looked back.

I dealt with kids literally making fun of me in the 70s and 80s because the Chiefs sucked so bad. Then the 90s happened, and I guess it was redemption time, though it still ended in no championships.

I keep a schedule every year, I write the scores and my thoughts on the games. I just looked at the 2006 one where we lost to the...Colts...and read the final note I wrote: New Years Resolution...stop caring so much about the Chiefs...

...and for the most part, I have, a little anyway. I don't get nearly as involved in the draft as I used to, and I've actually had to miss a couple of games on TV because of other things going on...something that would have been unthinkable back in the day, when a loss meant literally 3 days of pissy-ness from me.

So I ask myself...why do I care so much? There is not one thing I can do to change how the Chiefs do play to play, game to game, season to season. And yet, I BLEED Chiefs red, hope reigns eternal every offseason and by the time the season rolls around, I'm feeling pretty good about our chances.

The question is...why oh why do we care so much about something that...at the end of the day, has no effect on our lives in any way shape or form, except the affect we allow it to have on our psyches.

This week, as I sit in anticipation of another Chiefs playoff game, and I think over in my head how great it will be if we win...I just wonder...why do I care so much?

Thoughts?
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Old 01-11-2019, 01:18 PM   #76
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I've put a lot of thought into this question.

Tribalism, vicarious success, ties to friends and family, and nostalgia are all good reasons, but one I haven't seen mentioned is that it's one of the few ways to help us relate to others in increasingly fractured society.

As many have mentioned in this thread earlier, humans are social animals. In hunting gathering societies, everyone pretty much knew all of the basic skills of the tribe and made our "living" the same way. We fundamentally understood the people around us.

But, farming brought in food surplus and economic specialization. 10,000 or so years later, we often have little understanding of the lives of even close family members or our neighbors.

Sports is one safe way to connect to others in a world where it can be difficult to make those connections.

I live in Tucson, AZ. By wearing Chiefs gear, I've gotten in any number of bar, restaurant, or even grocery store conversations with strangers. I immediately have a way to relate to them and "feel them out".

Certainly there are other ways to do this in our society. Many use popular culture touchstones like music or movie fandom for a similar purpose. Religion is a common way some people use to connect, but it is a treacherous one due to the passionately exclusionary opinions they tend to engender in followers.

But, because sports doesn't really matter in our lives, they are a safe ice breaker that allows us to "feel out" someone without revealing highly personal information. By seeing how they respond to highly emotional, but fundamentally meaningless events, we can find out a little bit about who they are. Sports are one of the few things that holds a highly divided society together. Our politics have become so fractured, we can't even all go to a freaking Star Wars movie without the themes pissing many people off.

That's why Colin Kaepernick was so toxic to the fundamental appeal of the league. He was undermining its primary social benefit.

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Old 01-11-2019, 02:00 PM   #77
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I love the Chiefs.. always have. I've been through the heartaches...and still hang on. From preseason to the last Chiefs game, my weekends revolve around their games almost to the point that my mood and how my weekend goes is influenced by them winning or losing. I love being a fan, but bothers me that I'm so invested in their success or or lack their of. That was even before I joined this forum. I have noticed ( maybe because of Maholmes success) that I have delved deeper into the team.. watching roster moves.. injury reports, Twitter posts and so on. TBH I'm not so sure that this is a good thing. ( Or a healthy thing for me). Haha. I hope things go well for us this weekend..and I'm going to just try and sit back and watch as a fan. All the talk about the weather.and defense has stressed me out I just want to watch and enjoy. Like the original poster said.. nothing I can do or say will change wether they win or lose, but best be sured I will have my lucky Chiefs hat on! GO CHIEFS!
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