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1. boesboes · 1790075706 · focus · HN ↗

   Marketing, the great value siphon. Marketing adds NOTHING of value of the world.

   1. snemvalts · 1790077236 · focus · HN ↗

      The sport wouldn't be as popular or have as much funding. The reason football is where it is because of marketing.

      This can be extended to all other sports. A sport needs to be easy to follow and easy to advertise with to get funding. Being able to practice it cheaply on a grass-roots level helps.

      1. voidUpdate · 1790079339 · focus · HN ↗

         Would less football be a bad thing? It's the only sport I know where the governing body have to advise the police on how to deal with fan violence, such as "please don't use tear gas on them"

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