Why don't intelligent people watch sports?

because its near on pointless, whereas science, a subject that obv greatly advances humanity, is seen as boring. Go figure

Who says they dont?

Intellagence people don't watch TV.

>>8623370
Repetitive and the outcome has no effect on anything.

Sports are fun to play due to the mix of exercise and social features.

>>8623370
I love watching ladies tennis.

>>8623562
>>8623443
>>8623371
You aren't smart

>>8623562
>Repetitive and the outcome has no effect on anything

Just like shitposting on /sci/!

How is watching sports different than reading fiction or watching a movie?

>>8623370
bc they were bullied nerds in highschool

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>>8623370

I watch WWE and I'm into Pro Wrestling.

>>8623370
I like watching curling.

>>8623370
I like Golf

>>8623617
We're talking sports, not fake TV drama shows

M.Sc. Statistics here. Director of analytics for a telecom firm. I love hockey and football.

The thing about your suggestion is that it only takes one counterexample to disprove.

>>8623370
Its watching apes do physical activity and being impressed by it constantly, only an imbecile would watch sports, however it is understandable if intelligent people like to play sports since our ape brains love physical activity.

I cant comprehend why most of my gender fellates football or basketball players, its very weird.

footie is pretty good, playing and watching

its a common misconception as the loudest sports fans arent necessarily the smartest

>tfw to smart too enjoy sporst

>>8623628
>M.Sc. in statistics
>overlooks the fact that intelligent people are statistically less likely to watch sports

>>8623617
But you're not intelligent

>>8623675
Post ONE study

>>8623730
my diary desu

>>8623656
You're a woman? That makes sense for why a woman would watch men play sports because it's like softcore porn.

>>8623370
American football is a top tier turn based strategy game and if you don't recogize that you're literally a brainlet

>>8623628

you are actually wrong.

his statement generalised (means all or almost all).
I wouldn't expect anything else from a dirty statistician.

>>8623579
Women's tennis is objectively the sport of patricians.
>Matches aren't 5 hours long like in men's
>Pretty girls
>There are more than 4 relevant players

Who /pliskova/ here?

>>8623370
The games lack any element of thinking. It is a passive activity that most of the time is predictable (bad team vs good team).


That is why I do not watch very many sports. I think your statement is completely wrong though. I know lots of educated people that enjoy sports.

>>8623823
Not the same anon, but just wanted to let you know that your statement reveals how much of a brainlet you are.

>>8623370

Because intelligent people are much more aware that you're very unlikely to win by betting on sports.

>>8623886

But you don't think I'm wrong?

>>8623370
>it is ultimately meaningless escapism in a world filled with meaningless escapism, so if you are going to waste your time might as well waste it on something else
>watching the main american sports like NFL and NBA is to indirectly support women beaters and gang members
>the whole industry is purely for money and not for any values that benefit society

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>>8623370
Fitness is pointless and time is relative, we have already replaced our organic bodies with superior artificial robotics ones. We just haven't got their yet.

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>>8623945
>we have already
>We just haven't got their yet

But I love them and I'm more intelligent than you

>>8623370
i do

>>8623370

>Why don't intelligent people watch sports?

They already know the outcome :^)

Seriously though its just easier to read about it in the paper or something.


>>8623656

>I cant comprehend why most of my gender fellates football or basketball players, its very weird.

Phrasing.

>>8623780
Used to be, most nigger football players are too dumb for strategic plays.

Only le nurd fucking love science faggots and pseudo-intelectuals don't watch sports. Most of my professors watch at least two sports and love to talk about it.

Because they're intelligent.

>>8623823

We statisticians are a grimy lot... What with our addressing of real-world problems instead of worrying about writing a paper about some nonsense about algebraic topologies. What pigs we are.

That said, the expression "don't watch" contains a NOT statement, suggesting to me that I've counterexample would be sufficient to reject the null.

>>8623675

Source? Send me the ArXiv link and I'll read it tonight instead of watching old MXC videos on YouTube as I had planned.

a lot of wallstreet quants are obsessed with sports

>>8623443
confirmed. I watch TV less than 20 hours in the last 6 years.
I like watching sports too, not the kind of dumb ones that 22 people chase after a tiny ball.

>>8624455
Do they actually watch them recreationally though? I have interest in the NFL from a stats point of view and I understand the intricacies of the positions and strategy from playing football growing up but I actually find sitting down and watching 3 hours of it to be painful.

>>8624475
yes, they enjoy observing and learning about the framework regarding skills that individual players have and how they play into the bigger picture, there's enjoyment in the memorization and prediction aspects- just like some people enjoy doing math for hours on end while other people can't stand to look at math problems. Watch moneyball. Also I'm sure a lot of people watch it recreationaly because theyre raised in households where sports are deeply valued- you spend time with your senpai being passionate and cheering on your team and that leaves a lasting impression.

>>8623370
because its a waste of brain space and time. There are only so many hours in the day and sports don't make the cut as one of the things worth giving a shit about.

My lack of giving a shit about sports does cause me to need to be more creative for small talk subjects since pretty much everyone auto defaults to filling empty conversation space with meaningless sports gibberish.

the most intelligent sport is indy car racing. massive amount of calculation for grip, calibrating the vehicle to its best condition.

>>8624509
TURN LEFT DALE

>>8623370
1. they think they're not supposed to like it because of who and what they are
2. they spend their time on less physical things so they don't get the vicarious physical enjoyment that other people get from sports

My boss is a genius and he loves talking about sports...

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>>8623370
I don't believe intelligent people don't watch sports.

Intelligent people likely don't care to get invested in something that is horribly boring to begin with because of societal expectations.

I highly doubt that there's a human being out there that saw some dudes throwing a football around on TV and thought "WOW, HOW EXCITING"

I don't believe there's anyone out there that is really above the enjoyment of football even though I don't watch it myself.

>>8623370
Because they know that doing sport yourself is more fun and healthier than merely watching it.

>>8624421
M-Mr. Mathews?

>>8624555
>My boss is a genius
>he loves talking about sports

Pick one

>>8624644
>I have a job
>I don't have a job
guess which one you picked LOL

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guys are you to intelligent to lift?

>>8624728
When I want to exercise my body, I do manual labor that creates something instead of hitting the gym where my hard work is pissed away twice. Once by the fact I'm not doing anything while in the gym and again by the fact I had to work to make the money to spend on the gym. The latter drains your resources directly while the former builds lasting things.

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>>8624728
>guys are you to intelligent to lift?

I enjoy weight training and spelling the word "too" properly.

>>8623617
he looks microcephalic, lol.

>>8624748
TOo much GH made his face gorillalike

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>>8624644
no

>>8623620
found the canadian

>>8623370
it's kinda boring.
I'd rather play.
Getting into fantasy football stats isn't too bad tho.

>>8624499
>because its a waste of brain space and time

but you're posting on 4chan in a relatively pointless thread. not sure you're in a position to say what is and isn't a waste of time

>>8623370
Not true.
I would totally watch that girl doing her sporting activities.

>>8623582
>tfw too intelligent to be smart

>>8623370
My hypothesis is sports are too primitive for the intelligent. Not much brain stimulation is in sports if you are informed about space/time and human psychology/behavior. It could seem rather perpetual.

I find sports to be fun when I'm with friends and family. Doesn't matter the sport, it's just a deep human interaction that sits well with me.

>>8625167
He is in a position to say, he does what he thinks is valuable to do

I don't watch sport, I do sport. Mostly biking, lifting, and climbing.

>>8624421

>That said, the expression "don't watch" contains a NOT statement, suggesting to me that I've counterexample would be sufficient to reject the null.

I agree that it strongly implies it but doesn't mean it's meant that way.

also as a statistician you should know that phrases claims can be interpreted in different ways without neither being wrong or right.

>>8623370
why don't intelligent people shitpost on 4chan

>>8623370
oh, we watch sports.
in fact, I'm watching some sports right now.

>>8624417
im not either and i dont really watch them. i watch maybe a couple games a year with my grandpa. i just find video games way more fun as standard entertainment desu, i prefer active engagement.

>>8623370
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MusyO7J2inM

>>8624509
You mean Le Mans 24 hours

>>8624747
>>8624747
>spelling the word "too" properly.
baited

>>8625561
>My hypothesis is sports are too primitive for the intelligent

That's the appeal for me though. I don't watch TV etc. but watching hockey or football is really exciting for me. Every game is like a little war and both teams fight to win.
Not everything I have to do has to be on a high intellectual level, I really enjoy lifting too and would recommend it to everyone

>>8625167

at least here I get to articulate my opinions and understanding of complex (usually) subjects and engage with other individuals on topics I find interesting.

Beats passive viewing of sports contests or pointless discussion of the same.

They're boring as hell to watch on TV and there are about a million commercials so the games take forever. I guess watching with other people makes it a little better, but still extremely boring. Especially football.

I seriously don't understand how football is exciting to anyone - hardly anybody actually knows more than two or three of the positions or half the rules and there's about ten minutes play for every hour of commercials. Hardly anyone even plays real football in America compared to all the fatfucks who watch it all weekend.

>>8627299
why are you so insecure that you constantly need affirmation that you're usefull?

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>>8623370
they do...I was watching this in a stadium with thousands of them.

>>8623370

I watch shooting, archery and darts

And I'm one of the few people that have had a real IQ (none of that online shit).

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>>8627466
>why are you so insecure that you constantly need affirmation that you're usefull?

its also fun to laugh at the morons on 4chan so there is that too... Nothing brings a smile to my face like crushing the soul of a theist after a long day at the office.

I'm a PhD student and I watch cycling. That's it though. And only the Tour de France, really.

>>8627299
This has to be bait. I almost fell for it too

>>8627673
/sci/ told me any idiot can get a PhD so that doesn't matter

>>8623370
Plenty of intelligent people do. Especially more subtle and complicated sports. Usually it's because that's what they grew up with, it's a part of their culture and personality. Though often nerdy kinds of people don't have time or a pushed away from sports. Some might not see a point. Personally my country is really into sports, even more than playing it they're into watching it. I never watch sports, it's too boring and I can never ascribe to the vibe of supporting a team and getting into it in that way, or into anything in that way. However I like playing them as it's infinitely more engaging and enjoyable.

>>8623945
>implying fitness isn't integral in a healthy and intelligent mind and well-developed overall body

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>>8627556

>>8627546
>>>8623370 (OP)

>And I'm one of the few people that have had a real IQ (none of that online shit).

>that have had a real IQ
>cannot even finish the sentence

So I guess your test was not in the triple digits?

>>8625671

> Disputes what "don't" means.
> Suggests I consider alternate facts.

Trump voter detected.

Why do people who are obsessed with appearing intelligent to their peers so loudly decry sports?

>>8623370
mainly because it is a waste of time, there is always something to learn

>>8623370
Motocross is cool. I like thinking about all of the physics behind everything they do.

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>>8627556
dumb brainlets have ben told
good job comrad

>>8623370
I like plenty of sports as concepts, but I don't find myself choosing to watch them in my free time. I would if they were placed in front of me. I think I'm somewhat intelligent.

A lot of intelligent people watch sports. You're off to a pretty bad start, OP.

>>8631714

The only smart person I know who watches sports is my girlfriend's Dad who's a doctor.

He's also the most normie person on earth, it seems like he wants nothing more than to surround himself with mundanity to spite his intelligence. Being a genius is actually a very isolating thing so many exceptionally intelligent people will put a lot of effort in "dumbing themselves down" for the sake of fitting in.

>>8623582
Only retards call people who know more crazy.

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>>8623370
Boxing is infact the most scientific sport

>>8623370
Learning is serious.

Sports is for loser retards who are into games, jokes, tricks.
They are jokes believing anything they've ever done means anything when it was the drugs and bestial steroids.

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>>8631922
>acts as if he is above those who watch sports

>"Sports is"

Idiot

>>8623370
sports requires teamwork and I don't like talking to people

>>8631899
It is also the field of science with the most sugar content per 100 grams.

>>8623370
I think some of them do.

Is chess really a sport? It was on the news and they kept refering to it as a sports event. Is Go (game) also a sport then? They don't call that one a sport. Its a "board game". Then why is chess called a sport?

>>8623370
so after the tiring Battle of Marathon the messenger Pheidippides runs all the way back to Athenai (which was 42 km away from Marathon) to proclaim victory.
After he did so he collapsed out of depletion an died on the spot.
The elders looked him into the eyes and saw how life left the body for good.
They did so tacitly until one of the elders spoke up and said: "You know what, lads? Let's make a sport out of this!"

>>8623370
Intelligent people do watch sports, but it seems as though fewer do than less intelligent people because there are far more people of average intelligence in this world. Thus, there will be more people of average intelligence watching sports.

Another interesting thing to observe is how many people watch sports but are in terrible shape and don't even play sports. I exercise and like playing sports with friends, but don't watch games or follow any teams religiously. There isn't enough interaction when it comes to watching sports. So if we assume there is a specific reason for why intelligent people don't watch sports, it could be that they crave some sort of interaction that makes them think, rather than being an observer.

>>8623370
Intelligent people aren't wise and they think they need to uphold Smart Cred by eliminating all thoughts relating to physical activity from their lives, whether its watching sports or just getting basic exercise to maintain health

Or alternatively they have better shit to do

>>8623675
>>8623628
>>8623823

The original question was:
"Why don't intelligent people watch sports?"
Which could be interpreted to imply one of the following:
1."There are multiple persons (at least 2) who are intelligent and do not watch sports"
2."All people who are intelligent do not watch sports.
3."Intelligent people are more likely to not watch sports."

The problem is the natural language, which leaves room for interpretation.

>>8623370
My wife and I watch sports our kids are playing.

>>8623370
There's a footbarl player who's a smarty and he must watch game tapes to improve. So you're wrong

But I do, I watch esports