You like watching sports. Some other guy likes Marvel comics. Another guy likes D&D. Another guy likes trains. Another guy likes Marxist literary analysis. Everyone finds something interesting in their own interest. It doesn't mean anything. Your source of inspiration is no better than anyone else's.
The thing is, sports fans form the great majority in the US and too many of them have a habit of shaming and ostracizing people who don't share their inspiration, starting from beating up the non-sporty kids in elementary school. And they have the power to do that without any real reprisals because they are the majority and the strongly enforced norm for men is that they must like sports and play them. So I'm glad for your sake that you have a source of joy and I don't care if you want to talk to other people who share that interest. But please don't bother telling me that your interest is better than other people's interests and that something is wrong with someone who doesn't share your interest, because it's part of a broader abusive pattern.
I never said sports was a better interest than any other. The point I was trying to make is that sports is a valuable tool like many others that allows you to connect with people and enjoy life, and the basic irrational spect of it can even have some benefits.
The thing is, sports fans form the great majority in the US and too many of them have a habit of shaming and ostracizing people who don't share their inspiration, starting from beating up the non-sporty kids in elementary school. And they have the power to do that without any real reprisals because they are the majority and the strongly enforced norm for men is that they must like sports and play them. So I'm glad for your sake that you have a source of joy and I don't care if you want to talk to other people who share that interest. But please don't bother telling me that your interest is better than other people's interests and that something is wrong with someone who doesn't share your interest, because it's part of a broader abusive pattern.