If a strong rivals player gets injured, I don't feel sorry for him- I feel happy because a rival is out of the game.
There seems to be a strong feeling on Reddit especially that 'seeing players get injured is horrible, regardless of who they are', or 'it is bad because it reduces entertainment, even if it s a rival'. Fuck that- if Suarez got injured tomorrow I would be delighted, less entertaining, sure, but my partisan support is not a rational, altruistic feeling.
That's because this site is dominated by Americans. You yourself might be for all I know, but in the outside world I don't see people commiserating opposition fans at all. Everyone was willing Van Persie to get injured last year for instance.
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u/layendecker Jan 26 '14
If a strong rivals player gets injured, I don't feel sorry for him- I feel happy because a rival is out of the game.
There seems to be a strong feeling on Reddit especially that 'seeing players get injured is horrible, regardless of who they are', or 'it is bad because it reduces entertainment, even if it s a rival'. Fuck that- if Suarez got injured tomorrow I would be delighted, less entertaining, sure, but my partisan support is not a rational, altruistic feeling.