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This seems like a very unhealthy development. Why not get off the computer and get some real exercise?

How many people watching professional football do you believe regularly get off the couch to get some real exercise? I don't see the difference.

Yeah that seems bad too!

At least you can say that the regular sports inspire people to be active or get involved in sports. I'm not really on the esports being a negative thing though.

They mostly inspire people to sit on the couch and eat unhealthy food and drinks with friends while watching on the TV. The amount of people watching is so so much higher than the people who get involved in any particular sport.

>The amount of people watching is so so much higher than the people who get involved in any particular sport.

I didn't say anything about whether more people who watched sports were active versus passive. This doesn't invalidate my point that professional sports serve as a source of inspiration for people to be active.

Esports inspire exactly zero people to be physically active.

It's impossible to play esports competitively if you aren't in a good physical and mental state. You can try but you will be playing way below your peak, to the point that it stops being enjoyable.

Por que no los dos? Exercise is not a long activity, plenty of time for both.

for me the dream would be a competitive game where you could get exercise. like if you could race other people with your peloton online. someone made a jank prototype of this for mario kart. >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN6iYyGgqmA

Why not both? Nothing makes esports and sports mutually exclusive.

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