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Can internet outrage one day overtake football as America's favorite pastime?
Posted on 2/8/26 at 11:54 am
Posted on 2/8/26 at 11:54 am
One is a seasonal sport and the other is 365. Despite this, the oddsmakers still have football as a healthy favorite right now...
While internet outrage is frequently labeled the "new American pastime," it lacks the cohesive cultural power of football. Football remains the most popular U.S. sport, with 41% of adults naming it their favorite. Conversely, digital outrage is often performative, fragmented, and exhausting rather than unifying. While rage drives engagement, football’s multi-billion-dollar infrastructure and ritualized community suggest it won't be tackled by "cancel culture" as the nation’s primary shared spectacle.
– Gemini
No. Internet outrage is intense but fleeting—most people consume it passively in short bursts. Football remains a deeply social, ritualistic, multi-hour commitment with huge live attendance, gambling revenue, and generational fandom. Outrage lacks the sustained infrastructure and emotional loyalty to replace it as a true "pastime." It’s a side dish, not the main course.
– Grok
It’s very unlikely — while online outrage feels huge, American football remains the country’s dominant sport in both real-world popularity and online engagement. Surveys consistently show football ranks far above other sports as Americans’ favorite, with about half naming it “America’s sport.” Internet culture may heavily amplify outrage, but it doesn’t yet rival football’s broad cultural and social appeal.
– ChatGPT
While internet outrage is frequently labeled the "new American pastime," it lacks the cohesive cultural power of football. Football remains the most popular U.S. sport, with 41% of adults naming it their favorite. Conversely, digital outrage is often performative, fragmented, and exhausting rather than unifying. While rage drives engagement, football’s multi-billion-dollar infrastructure and ritualized community suggest it won't be tackled by "cancel culture" as the nation’s primary shared spectacle.
– Gemini
No. Internet outrage is intense but fleeting—most people consume it passively in short bursts. Football remains a deeply social, ritualistic, multi-hour commitment with huge live attendance, gambling revenue, and generational fandom. Outrage lacks the sustained infrastructure and emotional loyalty to replace it as a true "pastime." It’s a side dish, not the main course.
– Grok
It’s very unlikely — while online outrage feels huge, American football remains the country’s dominant sport in both real-world popularity and online engagement. Surveys consistently show football ranks far above other sports as Americans’ favorite, with about half naming it “America’s sport.” Internet culture may heavily amplify outrage, but it doesn’t yet rival football’s broad cultural and social appeal.
– ChatGPT
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Posted on 2/8/26 at 11:55 am to Violent Hip Swivel
It clearly already has... Politics is a great example.
People get worked up over made up shite everyday.
They act like it's new
People get worked up over made up shite everyday.
They act like it's new
Posted on 2/8/26 at 11:59 am to UltimaParadox
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Politics is a great example. People get worked up over made up shite everyday.
Laws and executive orders are "made up shite" that affect everyone everyday. So yeah, it's one of the few things that are worth getting worked up over.
Posted on 2/8/26 at 12:00 pm to UltimaParadox
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It clearly already has... Politics is a great example.
When so many people realized that the winter Olympics were about to start and their very first thought went to trannies and wondering if there were any trannies competing, there's no going back from that.
Posted on 2/8/26 at 12:01 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
Noooo
Posted on 2/8/26 at 12:01 pm to UltimaParadox
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People get worked up over made up shite everyday.
What's made up about it on a daily basis?
Posted on 2/8/26 at 12:01 pm to The Pirate King
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Laws and executive orders are "made up shite" that affect everyone everyday. So yeah, it's one of the few things that are worth getting worked up over.
I'm sure that's what everyone on the poli board talks about.
Not made up stories on X...
Lol
Posted on 2/8/26 at 12:02 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
Your concern is noted.
Posted on 2/8/26 at 12:04 pm to The Pirate King
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Laws and executive orders are "made up shite" that affect everyone everyday.
Political Savior Complex. If we can just get the right group of politicians in power and the rest stay out of their way, my life and my happiness will both improve.
Not necessarily saying that you think this way and feel this way, but way too many people do. Stifles self-determination.
Posted on 2/8/26 at 12:05 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
I'm gonna go with football for today. And beer. And also chips and dip and some wings maybe.
Posted on 2/8/26 at 12:05 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
I don’t see how it could… you speak the truth and get banned from responding. So you just forget it .
Posted on 2/8/26 at 12:13 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
Posted on 2/8/26 at 12:21 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
Nope
It's TDS at the moment.
It's taken both sides by storm. Daily at home, work, and play.
It's TDS at the moment.
It's taken both sides by storm. Daily at home, work, and play.
Posted on 2/8/26 at 12:32 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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When so many people realized that the winter Olympics were about to start and their very first thought went to trannies and wondering if there were any trannies competing, there's no going back from that.
Who are you blaming?
I blame the trannies and Olympic Committee that let it happen in the first place.
Downvoted by the board leftists.. Makes me happy.
This post was edited on 2/8/26 at 2:27 pm
Posted on 2/8/26 at 12:54 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
It's not just internet outrage. I think national and cable news are masters at outrage porn.
Posted on 2/8/26 at 12:57 pm to mauser
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It's not just internet outrage. I think national and cable news are masters at outrage porn.
It used to be just the internet. Then, as TV ratings dropped, cable, and then basic, followed suit. We as a society are utterly addicted to outrage, and everyone is lining up to sell it to us.
Posted on 2/8/26 at 12:58 pm to mauser
Yep. Fox and CNN are two sides of the same coin.
Posted on 2/8/26 at 1:00 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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the winter Olympics were about to start and their very first thought went to trannies and wondering if there were any trannies competing, there's no going back from that.
The algorithm sheep dog doing work on the flock!
Posted on 2/8/26 at 1:10 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
Take over?
That time has arrived my friend
That time has arrived my friend
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