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I think this is an entirely different argument than what is being made. If people enjoy watching the best of the best play we should likely support that. I don’t think we can go back at this point to just watching amateurs play it’s honestly just not that fun.

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> . If people enjoy watching the best of the best play we should likely support that.

Really? Why?

Given the distortions it creates in the economy, the terrible effects on the player's health, the deleterious effects of sitting watching eating potato chips and drinking beer... Why?

I agree that at its best professional sport is a glorious spectacle. But throwing people to lions would be too, and less hypocritical.

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