Users describe reducing or quitting sports viewership in response
4 Sep 22 8:30 AM · 1d ago · 15 comments · 1 source · development 4 of 5
Several commenters report actively cutting back on NFL consumption, quitting fantasy leagues, or abandoning sports watching altogether over concerns about corruption and gambling influence.
“I am weening myself off of the NFL. I watched parts of 3 games and only 1 game in week 2.”
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And your favorite team is a corporation owned by a billionaire. That team that you feel so emotionally connected to is no different than Target or Amazon
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I have noticed the commentators saying, "that was a blatant fowl, why wasn't that called?" wayyyyy more often now. Won't be long for ref's to start getting caught cheating, as well as players.
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Sadly, same with Baseball. Their signature show Big Inning, their version of Red Zone, is sponsored by Polymarket!
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Greed on top of greed. Teams, media outlets, betting sites. Working class kids, meanwhile, cannot connect with home teams.
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I am weening myself off of the NFL I watched parts of 3 games and only 1 game in week 2 I am in zero fantasy leagues even though I won our office league the past 2 seasons I am sure nobody misses me in the league
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And people won't care, they will still watch, and they will bet on the games- even if they become WWE style. #welcometo'merica We are an unserious country.
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Because we have a failed casino owner for president.
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It needs to be banned. The betting sites are also going after all of the young college age/20 something group. They are super damaging to our society and culture.
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And he was betting for his team to win. It's not like he was throwing the game
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Compelling I nterpretation. Perhaps worth minding going forward.
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And no matter which sport you are talking about, you're right
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What's the Polymarket odds on trusting a sport?
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It's a wake up call for humans to stop the idolatry of men. The worst kinds of men.
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