>>510703510 (OP)It's escapism the same way books, movies, shows, video games, poker, the internet, etc. are. Sports are just so deeply rooted in human evolution that it's why they're still the most prevalent because they are the most basic as far as the activity goes and the most basic as far as tribalism goes.
Competition and games have been around since we started hitting things with sticks. And we were in much smaller communities then.
It's why you and Ted who has worked at your office for six months barely ever talked but once the new season of "X team" started up and you both realized you were fans, you suddenly bonded. You got that sense of primal tribal unity that perpetuates survival. You know have something to look forward to during your completely unnatural day at the office.
Same goes with fighting with someone in the stadium or at a sports bar when they support an opposing team. Digs into a primal instinct to defend your community and protect it.
It's why /tv/ and /mu/ and /lit/ will call each other fags over having differing opinions on art, but you'll never see a fist fight or a brawl at a Christopher Nolan movie.
Sports are the closest we get to our animal selves and a lot of people are desperate to cling to that because it was so much simpler than working a pointless job, with a fat wife, and ungrateful kids.
FOOTBALL is the most interesting one because the bulk of the players are niggers and the bulk of the passionate fans are whites. It once again taps into the ancestral memory of watching lesser people who are below you in class and species beat the living hell out of each other for your pure enjoyment.
Unfortunately evolution failed and now whites worship these blacks and pay them hundreds of millions of dollars and put them on a pedestal instead of laughing at them and moving on with our day.