At least Trump won the game! Spain on the other hand... Terrible people. Terrible. Rapists and murderers. But they are winners when they get to stand in the man's presence. /s
Ugh, especially the hooliganism. People are way too mild on the hateful competitivism it breeds in fans and the millions it costs for demolishing our cities.
World Cup 2030 will be here before we know it. Where are you guys watching? Is Spain the favorite? Will Cabo Verde make another deep run? Let's hear those theories!!!
I dont watch it but I did appreciate seeing so many people happy and enjoying something. I think the world needed that little break. Anyway back to regular programming, millions dying in Ukraine and war in the middle east pushing us closer to economic depression.
Think about it: only the people of a single one of all participant countries will end up happy (because their team won it) whilst everybody else will end up unhappy (because their team lost).
Granted, there are a few cases of a bit of happiness, like for the people of Cape Verde, without actually winning it but following unexpected very good positions, but those are a minority and tend towards smaller countries (which usually don't have enough population to have enough World-class players even if they're football-crazy, hence why any good result is a surprise).
I would say that logically, all in all at the end of it big single sport world cups like this generally end up with far more people unhappy because of it than the people which are happy.
While the games are playing out there is happiness and excitement and celebration and sure when your team loses it can be sad but its just a game and there are worse things to be sad about. Its nice to feel sad about a game and not im sad because the world is falling apart.
For most people the world cup is not that serious and even for the ultras its more excitement than unhappiness. Think about the world cup as the total journey and not just the end result.
Yes. I might be disappointed The Netherlands didn't at least beat Morocco, before succumbing to France, but that doesn't mean the World Cup made me sad. It was incredibly entertaining, many unforgettable moments, beautiful goals. I'll never forget some of these moments.
A competition only makes you sad if you are a sore loser.
I fucking hate football, a bunch of morons running on a field with a ball and get millions for that while i work my ass for a few thousand, fuck off and the the constant questions "did you see the game yesterday", no i don't WATCH FUCKING FOOTBALL!!!
At the end of the day, it's entertainment, just like your comedy show, horror book or favorite song. Might not be your taste, but complaining about what they earn is really dishonest. Are you complaining about the actors in your favorite movie because they earn substantially more than you?
So you think catering is easy? Carpentry? Firefighting? Yes i'm going to complain about what they earn, it's overrated bullshit and causes nothing but problems, traffic jams, huge amounts of garbage, damage to property from psychopathic fans, assaults, murder.
That was pretty invasive I must say. Even at the grocery store, everywhere I looked it was FIFA on deodorant, cookies, cans of soup, flags, towels, napkins, shorts, hot dogs...etc., etc., ad infinitum. Sheesh!
The only reason I knew it was happening this year was because of all the shit the orange diddler was doing to meddle with it by denying/deporting refs and players, make it about himself, and outright cheating.
Every other year of the world cup I didn't even know until is see a post about the winner
To be honest I'm a little sad to see it go because this has been the most I've seen other Americans take an interest in soccer, expanding their horizons beyond their own border a bit, and the banter between countries was fun in a way the Olympic medal farming doesn't quite capture.
Bunch of millionaires rolling around once they get bumped, acting like they broke their leg in half. Run by a corrupt organization that ignores human rights and puts up ads on every flat surface in the world.
I also think it's a dumb sport but that's beside the point.
Bunch of millionaires rolling around once they get bumped, acting like they broke their leg in half.
Prevents referee from ignoring fouls and thus prevents dirty aggressive play. Does it matter to you that the actors in your favorite movie earn a lot? Or do you bitch about that too? Those sportsmen are essentially entertainers.
[...] and puts up ads on every flat surface in the world.
Well, that's how the football industry increases the demand of their entertainment. Byproduct is that it makes the sport popular, and sport is healthy, so it's good that it becomes popular.
I should really get around to watching that movie. I saw it in the TV guide like 20+ years ago as a kid, but never watched it even though it sounded funny. Thanks for reminding me
Alright, so Japan played Brazil with Hatsune Miku on the line and lost. Then Brazilian Hatsune played Norway and lost. Then Norwegian Hatsune played England and lost. Then English Hatsune played Argentina and lost. Then Argentinian Hatsune played Spain and lost. Now Spanish Hatsune Miku is the ultimate winner.
Same. I'm grateful our national team got knocked out pretty quickly. I was not looking forward to all the partying and noise in the streets if they'd won. Now I can just get on with my day without all the hassle :)
I enjoyed dabbling, but in the future, if they roll around and hold their foot/ankle in pain, they shouldn't get to use that foot/ankle for the rest of the game.
You're clearly very injured and we insist you care for yourself.
Depends tbh, there are injuries you can get which hurt a lot for a few seconds but you are quickly fine enough to carry on after. Fallen off a bike before and it really fucking hurts. Then a few minutes later cycling along again and it only hurts a little bit.
Fouls shouldn't be allowed just because they didn't cause any pain. Will only result in more aggressive play. Rather they roll a few times in order to keep the game clean and pretty.
Now, avoid bringing international events (and money by extension) to the United States until it stops with this Republican bullshit. It needs to be cutoff and isolated. Don't reward it for this behavior. Reminds me of this, and we all know how it all turned out:
I enjoyed it, and usually I don't follow league football closely at home. There are plenty of sports I don't particularly enjoy watching, but I've dialed down my Edgelord 'What's going on with the Sports Ball?!' schtick as I don't think it was doing me any favors.
Same reason a lot of people weren't cheering for Gotthard Handrickin 1936. IMO anybody participating to represent this regime is an irredeemable shill.
No, I don't. I realise this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for a lot of people who worked hard for a long time, but it's still a shit opportunity supporting horrible people.
I also don't approve of China, Iran, Russia, etc.
Athletes with moral integrity need to publicly declare that they won't play for authoritarians.
That's like telling a kid they can't do what they love doing because their parents are bad people. You do you I guess. It's not like those athletes have any other option other than not doing what they love.
Not liking something like this isn't a brag... it's just one less thing you can enjoy in life. One less thing you can watch. One less thing you can talk about. Etc...
The entire world partied for a month and you're over here thinking you're better because you were too cool to join in on the fun
Nobody likes that guy that tells himself he was, "too cool" to go to the party
61% of the worlds population watched at least one World Cup game this year.
If you had sat down and watched even a single game, at that point in time, people all over the world, lots of them, were watching that same game with you. They were cheering with you. They danced in the streets, threw parties, and just generally celebrated with you. Literally a global celebration that you were invited too
It's such a big deal that, in the past, countries have literally ended wars with each other in order to participate
Being the weird-o kid that pretends like he's too cool to go that party because "AcTuAlLy ThErE's CoRrUpTiOn" is not nearly as cool as you think it is
This has that big, "social incel" energy. Most of us went to a giant party and had the time of our lives. We drank, we danced, we cheered, we laughed, we got laid. It was great! But not you. You think you're super cool because you didn't go that party because, "AcTuAlLy PlAsTiC cUpS aRe BaD fOr ThE eNvIrOnMeNt".
That's just lame. Missing out on big fun events doesn't make you cool... you're just fucking up your own life. This is it, this is all you get. Don't spend it watching from the sidelines
I'll just copy and past something I said to somebody to somebody else
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I donāt really use sites like thisā¦ when I was younger different forums on different sites was still a thing
I kind of out-grew that and focused on my real-world life. Got a woman, had kids, climbed the corporate ladder, etcā¦ I get my news from RSS feeds and I spend my days actually going places and doing things. Iām still friends with people I met in elementary school. My kids have activities, I befriended other parents, etcā¦
But when the World Cup rolled around, this time, Iām high enough up the corporate ladder that not only do I get to work from home but I donāt really have scheduled work hours any more. I have tasks that need to be done but when I do them is up to me and if my board items are clear I donāt have anything to do. So this year I thought Iād watch the games and post about them on redditā¦ but that turned out to be a shit-show. Turns out reddit is a terrible place
So some quick research said, ātry Lemmyā
I like that Lemmy is smaller, reminds me more of the forum daysā¦ but the people here donāt seem any different than the people on reddit; thereās just less of them
Nobody seems happy. In fact, they seem to get joy out making everything out to be as bad as it can possible be.
I just looked it up: 61% of the world watched at least one world cup game and at any give time around half the worlds population was watching. Thatās fucking awesome that we do this. Half the world was cheering with me, dancing with me, partying with meā¦ countries have ended wars in the past to participateā¦ and the internet is full of people who think that sucks. Not just think it sucks, but think itās cool to think it sucks.
My advice to anyone who sees this, just quit social media. Thatās not new information, you hear it all the timeā¦ itās even starting to be banned for children itās so badā¦ but seriously. Give it up. This is no way to live. A past-time where this kind of constant negativity is being thrown in your face is no way to live.
Seems like you're the one with a problem: the obsession of watching a bunch of millionaires kicking a ball. It's your money, spend it where you want to.
There is life besides soccer though and there's a lot of stuff you can do to have fun, both alone and with your friends. One of us knows this.
It's not that everyone doesn't enjoy the same things I do, it's the way they don't enjoy it
I don't know what you like to do for fun but lets pretend it's, "Play video games"
A sane way to react to someone enjoying something you don't is:
"that's cool. I'm not super into video games, but I understand why other people would like them. To each their own"
But that's not what happened. What happened was:
"I guess playing games is cool if you're an idiot that likes supporting billionaire tech CEOs who kill the environment with plastic trinkets for nerds who have an obsession with watching millionaires push buttons on the internet. There is life besides video games and there's a lot of stuff you can do to have fun both alone and with your friends. It's a shame you don't understand this. "
That kind of response doesn't make you as cool as you think it does
My hunch is that this site is full of literal children. The vast majority of you are maybe 16 years old. If you're older, it's worse than I thought because it's embarrassing to be a grown adult who still talks like that. If the internet is encouraging you to think it makes you cool to hate stuff, get off the internet. It's bad for you. Hating shit isn't cool, enjoying life is.
I'm happy people all over the world play video games. Yeah, there are some downsides... but I think it's neat you can play a game tonight with somebody in another country and the two of you can have fun together; and if lots of people can come together for a big event like e3 or GDQ, great! I don't need to engage in it myself to see how awesome that is
I don't really use sites like this... when I was younger different forums on different sites was still a thing
I kind of out-grew that and focused on my real-world life. Got a woman, had kids, climbed the corporate ladder, etc... I get my news from RSS feeds and I spend my days actually going places and doing things. I'm still friends with people I met in elementary school. My kids have activities, I befriended other parents, etc...
But when the World Cup rolled around, this time, I'm high enough up the corporate ladder that not only do I get to work from home but I don't really have scheduled work hours any more. I have tasks that need to be done but when I do them is up to me and if my board items are clear I don't have anything to do. So this year I thought I'd watch the games and post about them on reddit... but that turned out to be a shit-show. Turns out reddit is a terrible place
So some quick research said, "try Lemmy"
I like that Lemmy is smaller, reminds me more of the forum days... but the people here don't seem any different than the people on reddit; there's just less of them
Nobody seems happy. In fact, they seem to get joy out making everything out to be as bad as it can possible be.
I just looked it up: 61% of the world watched at least one world cup game and at any give time around half the worlds population was watching. That's fucking awesome that we do this. Half the world was cheering with me, dancing with me, partying with me... countries have ended wars in the past to participate... and the internet is full of people who think that sucks. Not just think it sucks, but think it's cool to think it sucks.
My advice to anyone who sees this, just quit social media. That's not new information, you hear it all the time... it's even starting to be banned for children it's so bad... but seriously. Give it up. This is no way to live. A past-time where this kind of constant negativity is being thrown in your face is no way to live.
Yes and no here, amazingly. I don't like football (or "soccer" as the ignorant call it). But I really liked the empty roads in the next city when our team played. That city has a very big traffic problem, and currently has to cope with 150000 extra cars per day passing through.
100 Comments
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world · 57 pts · 33d
They say it's a cup, yet it is clearly participated on a field. And that field is plainly not big enough to house the whole world.
Lies through and through.
areakode@riskeratspizza.com · 8 pts · 33d
At least Trump won the game! Spain on the other hand... Terrible people. Terrible. Rapists and murderers. But they are winners when they get to stand in the man's presence. /s
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 33d
Does that mean we all... lost the game?
(le 2008 meme fedora tip)
DmMacniel@feddit.org · 5 pts · 33d
The game has concluded since the Queen is dead.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 33d
Check, mate. Understood.
Gonzako@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 33d
The cup is the world
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 33d
Hold on flat earthers, the inverted earth theory just dropped
šš
A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl · 39 pts · 33d
I have a burning hatred for football and football hooliganism.
Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zone · 14 pts · 33d
Ugh, especially the hooliganism. People are way too mild on the hateful competitivism it breeds in fans and the millions it costs for demolishing our cities.
AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 33d
I have a "I don't give a shit" about football but a love for hoolaganism
A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl · 4 pts · 33d
well, pay to fix all the destruction then.
and made me arrive on time each time football hooligans take the street and my bus has to be diverted.
AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 32d
The hoolaganism I enjoy does not involve destruction of public property or traffic disruption to be clear
A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl · 2 pts · 32d
then you just don't know what hooliganism is.
AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 31d
A hooligan is a violent or rowdy person who engages in disruptive behavior, vandalism, or brawling in public places
Say for example, destroying a flock camera, or illegal Street art
A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl · 1 pts · 31d
Hooligans do it for the sake of destroying, because it feels good for them.
they're nit doing it for a better world like the flock camera ppl
Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it · 28 pts · 33d
Oh fucking yes, finally i will not have it shoved on my face costantly
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 33d
It's overdone. I really don't need drinks and food branded by FIFA.
protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 33d
wait till you see the disgrace that it is in brazil during world cup
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 33d
World Cup 2030 will be here before we know it. Where are you guys watching? Is Spain the favorite? Will Cabo Verde make another deep run? Let's hear those theories!!!
Fizz@lemmy.nz · 28 pts · 33d
I dont watch it but I did appreciate seeing so many people happy and enjoying something. I think the world needed that little break. Anyway back to regular programming, millions dying in Ukraine and war in the middle east pushing us closer to economic depression.
Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 0 pts · 32d
Are you sure about that?
Think about it: only the people of a single one of all participant countries will end up happy (because their team won it) whilst everybody else will end up unhappy (because their team lost).
Granted, there are a few cases of a bit of happiness, like for the people of Cape Verde, without actually winning it but following unexpected very good positions, but those are a minority and tend towards smaller countries (which usually don't have enough population to have enough World-class players even if they're football-crazy, hence why any good result is a surprise).
I would say that logically, all in all at the end of it big single sport world cups like this generally end up with far more people unhappy because of it than the people which are happy.
Fizz@lemmy.nz · 3 pts · 32d
While the games are playing out there is happiness and excitement and celebration and sure when your team loses it can be sad but its just a game and there are worse things to be sad about. Its nice to feel sad about a game and not im sad because the world is falling apart.
For most people the world cup is not that serious and even for the ultras its more excitement than unhappiness. Think about the world cup as the total journey and not just the end result.
AliOski@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 32d
Yes. I might be disappointed The Netherlands didn't at least beat Morocco, before succumbing to France, but that doesn't mean the World Cup made me sad. It was incredibly entertaining, many unforgettable moments, beautiful goals. I'll never forget some of these moments.
A competition only makes you sad if you are a sore loser.
Eternal192@anarchist.nexus · 23 pts · 33d
I fucking hate football, a bunch of morons running on a field with a ball and get millions for that while i work my ass for a few thousand, fuck off and the the constant questions "did you see the game yesterday", no i don't WATCH FUCKING FOOTBALL!!!
Event_Horizon@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 33d
You sound a bit stressed, maybe you should go outside and kick a football around to relax.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 33d
Not even the highlights? š
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 33d
Both of them!
AliOski@feddit.nl · 0 pts · 32d
If it were so easy, why don't you do it?
At the end of the day, it's entertainment, just like your comedy show, horror book or favorite song. Might not be your taste, but complaining about what they earn is really dishonest. Are you complaining about the actors in your favorite movie because they earn substantially more than you?
Eternal192@anarchist.nexus · 0 pts · 32d
So you think catering is easy? Carpentry? Firefighting? Yes i'm going to complain about what they earn, it's overrated bullshit and causes nothing but problems, traffic jams, huge amounts of garbage, damage to property from psychopathic fans, assaults, murder.
AliOski@feddit.nl · 0 pts · 32d
Nice that you ignored about 90% of my comment.
I never said the jobs you mentioned are easy, that's why you dont see me complaining about them earning too much.
You seem to think sport at such a high level is easy.
AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 33d
I always hated football too!
Then I played a football video game (PES). I like it a lot more now!
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 33d
Have you looked into SP Football Life? It's a free singleplayer version of the sadly F2P PES. It's amazing and can be life-consuming.
melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 21 pts · 33d
That was pretty invasive I must say. Even at the grocery store, everywhere I looked it was FIFA on deodorant, cookies, cans of soup, flags, towels, napkins, shorts, hot dogs...etc., etc., ad infinitum. Sheesh!
BigBoyShuanzee@aussie.zone · 21 pts · 33d
I'm going to miss getting to annoy my English, Bosnian and Croatian colleagues by calling it "The Big Soccerball game"
And asking "why the players don't just pick up the ball and run with it.. that would be faster".
Or lastly "When is someone going to throw a pie to make this more interesting?"
Delphia@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 33d
"You know what would make this more interesting... MULTIBALL!!!"
BigBoyShuanzee@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 33d
MULTIBALL MULTIBALL MULTIBALLLLLL BLERRRRRRNNNNNNNN
Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 33d
The only reason I knew it was happening this year was because of all the shit the orange diddler was doing to meddle with it by denying/deporting refs and players, make it about himself, and outright cheating.
Every other year of the world cup I didn't even know until is see a post about the winner
gramie@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 32d
My mistake was only watching the final game live. Turned out to be a real snoozefest, with very, very few even mildly exciting moments.
How bad was it? Spain had 12 shots on net. Argentina had 0. Zero.
I think that any other game in the tournament would have been better to watch.
nullspace@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 33d
To be honest I'm a little sad to see it go because this has been the most I've seen other Americans take an interest in soccer, expanding their horizons beyond their own border a bit, and the banter between countries was fun in a way the Olympic medal farming doesn't quite capture.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 33d
Yep. For all the corruption, it's just awesome to see people celebrating together over and over. So fun.
rock_hand@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 33d
But.. why?
eestileib@sh.itjust.works · 40 pts · 33d
Well the train service will go back to normal and several of our parks and streets won't be Fan Zones any more.
protist@retrofed.com · 3 pts · 33d
Sir, this is the United States
eestileib@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 33d
I'm a woman and I live in Canada, maybe that explains it.
protist@retrofed.com · 3 pts · 33d
As a man from the United States, I've never heard of such things. Canada? Woman? What sorcery is this
sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 33d
No it's not
sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 33d
Bunch of millionaires rolling around once they get bumped, acting like they broke their leg in half. Run by a corrupt organization that ignores human rights and puts up ads on every flat surface in the world.
I also think it's a dumb sport but that's beside the point.
AliOski@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 32d
Prevents referee from ignoring fouls and thus prevents dirty aggressive play. Does it matter to you that the actors in your favorite movie earn a lot? Or do you bitch about that too? Those sportsmen are essentially entertainers.
Well, that's how the football industry increases the demand of their entertainment. Byproduct is that it makes the sport popular, and sport is healthy, so it's good that it becomes popular.
saltesc@lemmy.world · -11 pts · 33d
Egocentrism
AliOski@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 32d
k0e3@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 33d
Seriously, thank fuck.
Abyssian@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 33d
Next week baseketball or superb owl or some other shit will start. It never ends. Never.
PieMePlenty@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 33d
Wouldn't some superb owls tbh.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 33d
I should really get around to watching that movie. I saw it in the TV guide like 20+ years ago as a kid, but never watched it even though it sounded funny. Thanks for reminding me
rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social · 9 pts · 33d
Didn't even notice it. Heard that Spain won though. Congrats to them.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 33d
Spain? That can't be right. I heard England was doing well. Who does Pele play for? Can anyone recap it for us?
Jaycifer@piefed.social · 6 pts · 32d
Alright, so Japan played Brazil with Hatsune Miku on the line and lost. Then Brazilian Hatsune played Norway and lost. Then Norwegian Hatsune played England and lost. Then English Hatsune played Argentina and lost. Then Argentinian Hatsune played Spain and lost. Now Spanish Hatsune Miku is the ultimate winner.
AliOski@feddit.nl · 9 pts · 33d
Nah, I'll miss it for another 4 years. It was incredibly fun, except Argentina.
And how The Netherlands got knocked out pretty early.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 9 pts · 33d
the world cup being in the front page news far longer than it shouldve been, usually it just squirrels back to sports centric media/and forums.
Blubber28@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 33d
Same. I'm grateful our national team got knocked out pretty quickly. I was not looking forward to all the partying and noise in the streets if they'd won. Now I can just get on with my day without all the hassle :)
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 33d
I enjoyed dabbling, but in the future, if they roll around and hold their foot/ankle in pain, they shouldn't get to use that foot/ankle for the rest of the game.
You're clearly very injured and we insist you care for yourself.
HerbGrower@slrpnk.net · 9 pts · 33d
Depends tbh, there are injuries you can get which hurt a lot for a few seconds but you are quickly fine enough to carry on after. Fallen off a bike before and it really fucking hurts. Then a few minutes later cycling along again and it only hurts a little bit.
AliOski@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 32d
Fouls shouldn't be allowed just because they didn't cause any pain. Will only result in more aggressive play. Rather they roll a few times in order to keep the game clean and pretty.
0x0@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 32d
I prefer female volleyball.
AliOski@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 32d
Explain yourself
mechoman444@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 32d
It's the shorts. I err I mean he likes the shorts.
mechoman444@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 32d
I'm so happy its over.
Look if you like organized sports fine. You have my vote.
But God.... I just don't care.
hansolo@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 33d
I'm just glad the late games are over.
AliOski@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 32d
European, I see
hansolo@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 32d
Only geographically, but don't forget a billion people live in the same time zones as Europe and are equally interested in the World Cup. ;)
Sunflier@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 32d
Now, avoid bringing international events (and money by extension) to the United States until it stops with this Republican bullshit. It needs to be cutoff and isolated. Don't reward it for this behavior. Reminds me of this, and we all know how it all turned out:
Aeri@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 32d
The organization is so thoroughly corrupt that I have no interest in it. Especially because I don't like football/soccer that much to begin with
Kanda@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 33d
World Cup in what sport?
T00l_shed@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 32d
Football
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 33d
I'm not sure I'd notice
YeahIgotskills2@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 29d
I enjoyed it, and usually I don't follow league football closely at home. There are plenty of sports I don't particularly enjoy watching, but I've dialed down my Edgelord 'What's going on with the Sports Ball?!' schtick as I don't think it was doing me any favors.
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · 1 pts · 33d
The memes were cool and all, but I definitely didn't have a team to cheer for, personally.
AliOski@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 32d
Where are you from?
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · 1 pts · 32d
USA
AliOski@feddit.nl · 0 pts · 32d
Then why weren't you cheering for USAMNT?
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · 0 pts · 32d
Same reason a lot of people weren't cheering for Gotthard Handrickin 1936. IMO anybody participating to represent this regime is an irredeemable shill.
AliOski@feddit.nl · 0 pts · 32d
Did you consider that they might be representing the nation and not the regime?
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · 1 pts · 32d
No, I don't. I realise this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for a lot of people who worked hard for a long time, but it's still a shit opportunity supporting horrible people.
I also don't approve of China, Iran, Russia, etc.
Athletes with moral integrity need to publicly declare that they won't play for authoritarians.
AliOski@feddit.nl · 0 pts · 32d
That's like telling a kid they can't do what they love doing because their parents are bad people. You do you I guess. It's not like those athletes have any other option other than not doing what they love.
VelvetPinkOtter123@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 33d
Not liking something like this isn't a brag... it's just one less thing you can enjoy in life. One less thing you can watch. One less thing you can talk about. Etc...
The entire world partied for a month and you're over here thinking you're better because you were too cool to join in on the fun
Nobody likes that guy that tells himself he was, "too cool" to go to the party
0x0@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 32d
A whole lot of the world doesn't give two shits about soccer... especially FIFA's, for obvious reasons you seem to be willfully ignorant of.
VelvetPinkOtter123@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 30d
61% of the worlds population watched at least one World Cup game this year.
If you had sat down and watched even a single game, at that point in time, people all over the world, lots of them, were watching that same game with you. They were cheering with you. They danced in the streets, threw parties, and just generally celebrated with you. Literally a global celebration that you were invited too
It's such a big deal that, in the past, countries have literally ended wars with each other in order to participate
Being the weird-o kid that pretends like he's too cool to go that party because "AcTuAlLy ThErE's CoRrUpTiOn" is not nearly as cool as you think it is
0x0@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 28d
Only for morons who think it's cool to support corruption.
VelvetPinkOtter123@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 27d
This has that big, "social incel" energy. Most of us went to a giant party and had the time of our lives. We drank, we danced, we cheered, we laughed, we got laid. It was great! But not you. You think you're super cool because you didn't go that party because, "AcTuAlLy PlAsTiC cUpS aRe BaD fOr ThE eNvIrOnMeNt".
That's just lame. Missing out on big fun events doesn't make you cool... you're just fucking up your own life. This is it, this is all you get. Don't spend it watching from the sidelines
I'll just copy and past something I said to somebody to somebody else
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I donāt really use sites like thisā¦ when I was younger different forums on different sites was still a thing
I kind of out-grew that and focused on my real-world life. Got a woman, had kids, climbed the corporate ladder, etcā¦ I get my news from RSS feeds and I spend my days actually going places and doing things. Iām still friends with people I met in elementary school. My kids have activities, I befriended other parents, etcā¦
But when the World Cup rolled around, this time, Iām high enough up the corporate ladder that not only do I get to work from home but I donāt really have scheduled work hours any more. I have tasks that need to be done but when I do them is up to me and if my board items are clear I donāt have anything to do. So this year I thought Iād watch the games and post about them on redditā¦ but that turned out to be a shit-show. Turns out reddit is a terrible place
So some quick research said, ātry Lemmyā
I like that Lemmy is smaller, reminds me more of the forum daysā¦ but the people here donāt seem any different than the people on reddit; thereās just less of them
Nobody seems happy. In fact, they seem to get joy out making everything out to be as bad as it can possible be.
I just looked it up: 61% of the world watched at least one world cup game and at any give time around half the worlds population was watching. Thatās fucking awesome that we do this. Half the world was cheering with me, dancing with me, partying with meā¦ countries have ended wars in the past to participateā¦ and the internet is full of people who think that sucks. Not just think it sucks, but think itās cool to think it sucks.
My advice to anyone who sees this, just quit social media. Thatās not new information, you hear it all the timeā¦ itās even starting to be banned for children itās so badā¦ but seriously. Give it up. This is no way to live. A past-time where this kind of constant negativity is being thrown in your face is no way to live.
0x0@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 27d
Seems like you're the one with a problem: the obsession of watching a bunch of millionaires kicking a ball. It's your money, spend it where you want to.
There is life besides soccer though and there's a lot of stuff you can do to have fun, both alone and with your friends. One of us knows this.
Bye now.
VelvetPinkOtter123@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 25d
It's not that everyone doesn't enjoy the same things I do, it's the way they don't enjoy it
I don't know what you like to do for fun but lets pretend it's, "Play video games"
A sane way to react to someone enjoying something you don't is:
"that's cool. I'm not super into video games, but I understand why other people would like them. To each their own"
But that's not what happened. What happened was:
"I guess playing games is cool if you're an idiot that likes supporting billionaire tech CEOs who kill the environment with plastic trinkets for nerds who have an obsession with watching millionaires push buttons on the internet. There is life besides video games and there's a lot of stuff you can do to have fun both alone and with your friends. It's a shame you don't understand this. "
That kind of response doesn't make you as cool as you think it does
My hunch is that this site is full of literal children. The vast majority of you are maybe 16 years old. If you're older, it's worse than I thought because it's embarrassing to be a grown adult who still talks like that. If the internet is encouraging you to think it makes you cool to hate stuff, get off the internet. It's bad for you. Hating shit isn't cool, enjoying life is.
I'm happy people all over the world play video games. Yeah, there are some downsides... but I think it's neat you can play a game tonight with somebody in another country and the two of you can have fun together; and if lots of people can come together for a big event like e3 or GDQ, great! I don't need to engage in it myself to see how awesome that is
AliOski@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 32d
The 10 to 10 ratio of up- and downvotes says a lot about the people hereā¦
VelvetPinkOtter123@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 30d
I don't really use sites like this... when I was younger different forums on different sites was still a thing
I kind of out-grew that and focused on my real-world life. Got a woman, had kids, climbed the corporate ladder, etc... I get my news from RSS feeds and I spend my days actually going places and doing things. I'm still friends with people I met in elementary school. My kids have activities, I befriended other parents, etc...
But when the World Cup rolled around, this time, I'm high enough up the corporate ladder that not only do I get to work from home but I don't really have scheduled work hours any more. I have tasks that need to be done but when I do them is up to me and if my board items are clear I don't have anything to do. So this year I thought I'd watch the games and post about them on reddit... but that turned out to be a shit-show. Turns out reddit is a terrible place
So some quick research said, "try Lemmy"
I like that Lemmy is smaller, reminds me more of the forum days... but the people here don't seem any different than the people on reddit; there's just less of them
Nobody seems happy. In fact, they seem to get joy out making everything out to be as bad as it can possible be.
I just looked it up: 61% of the world watched at least one world cup game and at any give time around half the worlds population was watching. That's fucking awesome that we do this. Half the world was cheering with me, dancing with me, partying with me... countries have ended wars in the past to participate... and the internet is full of people who think that sucks. Not just think it sucks, but think it's cool to think it sucks.
My advice to anyone who sees this, just quit social media. That's not new information, you hear it all the time... it's even starting to be banned for children it's so bad... but seriously. Give it up. This is no way to live. A past-time where this kind of constant negativity is being thrown in your face is no way to live.
AliOski@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 29d
Well-said
YeahIgotskills2@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 29d
I'm happy mate, and I enjoyed the world cup. There are positive people here as well - and this is from a Scotland fan :-)
Treczoks@lemmy.world · -5 pts · 33d
Yes and no here, amazingly. I don't like football (or "soccer" as the ignorant call it). But I really liked the empty roads in the next city when our team played. That city has a very big traffic problem, and currently has to cope with 150000 extra cars per day passing through.
nycvin@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 33d
You shouldn't insult the English like that, they invented the game!
AliOski@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 32d
No English person today calls it soccer. It's football or in a worst case scenario association football.