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Sinister Dexterity
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I said:
I am amused by the way people think sports teams' success reflects on them. Sports fandom is the first-world's answer to cargo cults.
My friend John, who was sports editor at my college newspaper, said:
What about people who feel the success of Apple reflects on them? Same thing?
Dana said:
Oooh, burn!
And I said:
I would say that fandom of a computer platform/company has some similarities with sports fandom, but some big differences. (John, you've forgotten more about sports than I will ever know, so correct me if any of my impressions of the sports world are wrong.)
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I am amused by the way people think sports teams' success reflects on them. Sports fandom is the first-world's answer to cargo cults.
My friend John, who was sports editor at my college newspaper, said:
What about people who feel the success of Apple reflects on them? Same thing?
Dana said:
Oooh, burn!
And I said:
I would say that fandom of a computer platform/company has some similarities with sports fandom, but some big differences. (John, you've forgotten more about sports than I will ever know, so correct me if any of my impressions of the sports world are wrong.)
( much more )



