[RussP]

Chomsky is right in a sense, but in another sense he completely misses the point. Yes, it is true that sports really don't matter. They are entertainment. Are movies a distraction too? Does Chomsky consider people stupid for getting emotionally involved in a fictional movie? I hope not.

Sports are a unique form of entertainment in that nobody knows in advance who will actually win. In a movie, the plot is whatever the writer and director decided it would be, but nobody arbitrarily decides the outcome of a football game.

Having said that, I do think that some people get too wrapped up in sports and lose sight of more important things.

[spinestein]

[Having said that, I do think that some people get too wrapped up in sports and lose sight of more important things.]

I disagree. Sports, like all forms of play, and art, and music, and other forms of entertainment should be an important part of our enjoyment of life.

[garbanzo]

Chomsky is right in a sense, but in another sense he completely misses the point.

This is the essence of Chomskyism - overanalysis of the mundane.