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[TheGrat1]

Meh, I like a bit of everything. Sports are always interesting to discuss because unlike typical entertainment (books/movies/videogames/music/etc.) there is no one in absolute control over what happens. When a video game is buggy we just assume the devs are no good or did not have enough time so on and so forth. When somebody is sucking in a game you have to assume they are giving their all but are either being limited by their opponents or do not have enough talent. Analyzing something simple like that, as well as the opposite (what makes someone so good) provides almost infinite discussion.

Just say you only watch WNBA and european futball. No one will ever talk sports with you again but you will still have a small shred of dignity

 

[Vicetrailia]

Can’t get laid I’d you don’t like sports hooo rah!

A man who likes sports is an optimized man.

 

[DeafTourette]

I don't follow sports. It's really childish to me to be a hardcore fan of a team and borderline insane to know all the stats. But then again that's a different kind of nerddom and one that is more accepted by the masses.

I can enjoy a game now and then. Even play the odd game of basketball ... I don't take it seriously as I play for fun.

 

[Kamina]

Put on some cockney accent and tell them bigots that you like Football

 

[Days like these...]

basketball? I don't like sports at all. It's like people can't seem to comprehend the fact that a heterosexual dude cares nothing for sports and not even care enough to even watch it.

Apparently, I'm not normal either. If that's normal than I don't want be fucking normal.

Whenever I'm asked if I'm watching/watched the game. I flat out reply I'm not into sportsball. The reactions range from utter confusion to disgust. It's hilarious. I should add I'm into philosophy. Absurdism is my jam.

 

[AJUMP23]

Is this what meeting you is like?

 

[Kev Kev]

Just put a boot in their ass, that’s the American way

also sports is mostly boring. I played a ton of sports growing up, but I never cared to be a spectator and I still don’t

 

[reksveks]

I don't think thats nearly a problem today in the US with diversity quotas.

Yeah, that does solve a large part of the issue.

 

[Bogeyman]

I feel your pain.

I'm not black, but football is a huge thing in my (former home) country. Pretty much 95% of all conversations between work colleagues used to be about the latest match, team transfers, and whatever else.

I couldn't care less for sports, and football in particular though. I don't know anything about it I have zero. Interest in knowing anything about it.
Always felt like somewhat of an outcast.. You're just pretty much unable to contribute to most conversations. I even thought about watching some games just for the sake of my career, but I just couldn't do it.. its just soo boring to me.

 

[JimmyRustler]

There is only one sport, and that is lifting.

I'm not black but I'm 6'4, so I feel you OP. Don't remember when I played or even watched a sports game. Watching it used to be cool back in the 90s but today it feels like professional sport is just some billionairs side business. There is no more passion behind it, only money.

 

[GymWolf]

The only sports i follow nowadays are boxe and mma.

 

[Ballthyrm]

A man who likes sports is an optimized man.

optimized for drinking beer maybe

 

[Mohonky]

I was banned from there for being sexist.

Lol


Also OP cant blame you, Basketball is boring as shit. Most American sports are though really.

 

[Woody Nvincible]

I've never had this problem even though I'm half black due to the fact that I look like a nerd. I've always found watching sports to be boring. At most I might watch some of the olympics.

I had to read the sentence a few times for my brain to understand that you didn't come across as half black because you looked like a nerd.

 

[NahaNago]

I had to read the sentence a few times for my brain to understand that you didn't come across as half black because you looked like a nerd.

Yeah, my wording was weird. I look like a short black nerd pretty much and I don't speak like a stereotypical black person. Being half black or black doesn't actually doesn't matter I mean since I look like a nerd period.

 

[June]

yep, i've had this a lot in my life too. if someone looks at you sideways for not sharing similar interests just respond with "As a matter of fact, I do like sports - the sport of being an individual". That usually earns their respect if even they show it through silence

 

[DeafTourette]

Yeah, that does solve a large part of the issue.

Naw, that's still an issue. I've seen some people (who I know are highly qualified) get rejected for a position because their names are a little "out of the ordinary". And that's not conjecture, they were told that to their faces (emails or in-person).

On topic... OP... Can you do ANY physical activity? Like martial arts or gymnastics? Track?

 

[triplestation]

what about almond milk?

total ripoff you ask me

tastes the way cardboard smells

 

[CrankyJay™]

Video games and desktop computers.

I need to either build a new computer or just buy a pre-built one. What do you recommend?

 

[HermitSperg691]

I need to either build a new computer or just buy a pre-built one. What do you recommend?

Whatever works best for you.

 

[highrider]

basketball? I don't like sports at all. It's like people can't seem to comprehend the fact that a heterosexual dude cares nothing for sports and not even care enough to even watch it.

Apparently, I'm not normal either. If that's normal than I don't want be fucking normal.

Are you a non-athletic person? Or is it just sports specifically?

 

[Days like these...]

Naw, that's still an issue. I've seen some people (who I know are highly qualified) get rejected for a position because their names are a little "out of the ordinary". And that's not conjecture, they were told that to their faces (emails or in-person).

On topic... OP... Can you do ANY physical activity? Like martial arts or gymnastics? Track?

Why would you assume that OP is incapable of physical activity simply for not following sportsball. I'm athletic as a kid I skateboarded for years. I just think sports are stupid. You do the thing, you get the points and whoever sports the hardest "wins". Sportsball just serves to foment tribalism and fill a need for most people's sense of belonging.

 

[Razvedka]

basketball? I don't like sports at all. It's like people can't seem to comprehend the fact that a heterosexual dude cares nothing for sports and not even care enough to even watch it.

Apparently, I'm not normal either. If that's normal than I don't want be fucking normal.

Same boat with sports. I work out, I'm a male, heterosexual, etc.

'Let's talk about sports Raz'.

'No.'

 

[EverydayBeast]

Basketball today is great if you don’t like defense. It’s maybe the biggest sport next to soccer by far.

 

[dr_octagon]

HermitSperg691 is DDR5 memory worth the investment?

 

[West Texas CEO]

wait, OP is black?

 

[DeafTourette]

Why would you assume that OP is incapable of physical activity simply for not following sportsball. I'm athletic as a kid I skateboarded for years. I just think sports are stupid. You do the thing, you get the points and whoever sports the hardest "wins". Sportsball just serves to foment tribalism and fill a need for most people's sense of belonging.

That's not what I said. I asked if he can do any... As in, anything other than "sportsball". I listed a few. Martial arts can be a sport but also an individual accomplishment and for self-defense.

Stereotypical nerds usually don't do any physical activity. They CAN but just don't. That's what I asked.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Basketball today is great if you don’t like defense.

Too many players fighting for roster spots / playing time / next contracts for this statement to be true.

 

[Dark Star]

extreme sports (skateboarding, snowboarding, etc) > brutal/violent team sports (ice hockey, wrestling, etc) > normie team sports (baseball, basketball, etc)

 

[bad guy]

Do you at least smoke weed?

 

[sainraja]

basketball? I don't like sports at all. It's like people can't seem to comprehend the fact that a heterosexual dude cares nothing for sports and not even care enough to even watch it.

Apparently, I'm not normal either. If that's normal than I don't want be fucking normal.

I was a bit like you. I have grown to like some sports — specifically Tennis. And I guess I always did kind of like Badminton.

 

[MaestroMike]

Good for building your social skills, teamwork skills/communication, learn how to win/lose and good exercise/cardio. You and your friends/family have to exercise anyways for good health forever and sports are great way to do it together and bond and make a tighter knit unit.

 

[HermitSperg691]

For some reason I sense some racism and some irl doxing.

HermitSperg691 is DDR5 memory worth the investment?

That's up to you dude whether DDR5 is currently worth an investment. Me? I can wait a while, I use a 1080p monitor and use Nvidia DSR given that my GTX 1080 and Ryzen 7 3700x can give me the performance for whatever game I use it in. Halo MCC is incredibly optimized and I use 4x DSR with no drops below 60FPS. I'm looking forward to playing the Halo Infinite campaign.

Why the fuck are you asking me these things? This isn't on topic.

 

[dr_octagon]

For some reason I sense some racism and some irl doxing.



That's up to you dude whether DDR5 is currently worth an investment. Me? I can wait a while, I use a 1080p monitor and use Nvidia DSR given that my GTX 1080 and Ryzen 7 3700x can give me the performance for whatever game I use it in. Halo MCC is incredibly optimized and I use 4x DSR with no drops below 60FPS. I'm looking forward to playing the Halo Infinite campaign.

Why the fuck are you asking me these things? This isn't on topic.

are you a fan of e-sports?

 

[HermitSperg691]

are you a fan of e-sports?

No

 

[dr_octagon]

No

is it worth getting IPS over an OLED screen?

 

[HermitSperg691]

is it worth getting IPS over an OLED screen?

Yes, imo.

 

[teezzy]

sports are more of a passive interest for me, comes with the territory of being a Detroit fan, i think

even then I really only care about hockey and kind of football

 

[Valonquar]

I'm 6'7 and it's practically a hate crime to my family that I have zero interest in any sport whatsoever.

 

[Rickyiez]

Just wear a weebo T-shirt like this and no one will talk sports with you ever again

 

[Kuranghi]

I feel your pain, I'm a man living in Scotland, and here if you don't like football people will spit on you in the stree.

 

[teezzy]

Just wear a weebo T-shirt like this and no one will talk sports with you ever again

or talk to you in general tbh

 

[HermitSperg691]

*EDIT*

I had stuff on my mind.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Go back to Retardera

 

[HermitSperg691]

Go back to Retardera

I don't have another business email to troll it again.

Why are people telling me to go to resetera? I was never actually there in the first place. I naturally have no interest and do not want to conversate with transexuals, transvestites, homosexuals, transgenders, LGBTQ+DASGSFDGGHAS, Lettuce, Guacamole, Bacon, Tomato, gay sex, cum in the ass, or whatever the fuck they can't figure out what they want to be called which is really gay. I'm not going to join a forum seriously where the social political talk involves not actually saying what you think needs to be done but instead saying shit that makes zero sense because for some reason you think you shouldn't have to explain why it needs to be done.

*EDIT*

Oh and hey:

 

[Bonfires Down]

/jk

 

[HermitSperg691]

/jk

That's what the last other black dude said to me in High School.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I don't have another business email to troll it again.

Why are people telling me to go to resetera? I was never actually there in the first place. I naturally have no interest and do not want to conversate with transexuals, transvestites, homosexuals, transgenders, LGBTQ+DASGSFDGGHAS, Lettuce, Guacamole, Bacon, Tomato, gay sex, cum in the ass, or whatever the fuck they can't figure out what they want to be called which is really gay. I'm not going to join a forum seriously where the social political talk involves not actually saying what you think needs to be done but instead saying shit that makes zero sense because for some reason you think you shouldn't have to explain why it needs to be done.

*EDIT*

Oh and hey:

 

[HermitSperg691]

/jk

OH! Not only that that my cousin thought it was funny to ask me "Are there any hot black girls in your school?"

 

[Diatribe1974]

what about almond milk?

total ripoff you ask me

tastes the way cardboard smells

Almond Milk should never be called Milk.

Almonds are nuts.

They create a juice in a lab and call it milk.

So, essentially, you're drinking nut juice.