← Back to context Comment by pixl97 1 year ago "Sports does not occur in the real world"That's a new one for me today. 8 comments pixl97 Reply bee_rider 1 year ago Rule breaking is part of the game in sports. Players will, for example, take a penalty if it is worth it. Hockey has fights, basketball has fouls as a resource that gets expended over the course of the game. dilyevsky 1 year ago Are you saying irl people don’t break the law or go against other conventions when they think it’s worth it? bee_rider 1 year ago It’s just a game, so there’s no real moral component and the stakes are much lower generally. 4 replies → Carrok 1 year ago That's certainly one way to misinterpret what I said.
bee_rider 1 year ago Rule breaking is part of the game in sports. Players will, for example, take a penalty if it is worth it. Hockey has fights, basketball has fouls as a resource that gets expended over the course of the game. dilyevsky 1 year ago Are you saying irl people don’t break the law or go against other conventions when they think it’s worth it? bee_rider 1 year ago It’s just a game, so there’s no real moral component and the stakes are much lower generally. 4 replies →
dilyevsky 1 year ago Are you saying irl people don’t break the law or go against other conventions when they think it’s worth it? bee_rider 1 year ago It’s just a game, so there’s no real moral component and the stakes are much lower generally. 4 replies →
bee_rider 1 year ago It’s just a game, so there’s no real moral component and the stakes are much lower generally. 4 replies →
Rule breaking is part of the game in sports. Players will, for example, take a penalty if it is worth it. Hockey has fights, basketball has fouls as a resource that gets expended over the course of the game.
Are you saying irl people don’t break the law or go against other conventions when they think it’s worth it?
It’s just a game, so there’s no real moral component and the stakes are much lower generally.
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That's certainly one way to misinterpret what I said.