Aye, like wearing a cool metal shirt and getting the horns from a complete stranger. We do like our tribe(s), don’t we?
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WALLACE@feddit.uk 10 months agoMost of the time it’s the social aspect that is infectious. It gives you something in common with other fans that would otherwise be strangers to you
fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
As long as we get to pick our tribes, realize that it is all good-spirited tribalism and banter, and are able to tolerate if people pick a different tribe, I’m cool with it. Hell yeah, brother 🤘
Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I never understood sports fans until walking around Key West with my Navy buddy who wore a hat for the Browns. Random dudes kept cracking jokes at and/or with him the whole day. Still ain’t enough to get me into the cult, but I get the appeal now.
Photuris@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
AdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
What was Wenger thinking, sending Walcott on that early?
rooroo@feddit.org 10 months ago
As a dude who’s sometimes socially awkward and struggles to connect with men, becoming invested in football seemed like a serious cheat code to me tbh. Sit with random strangers at a bar? They’re wearing something that makes their club affiliation obvious, or they spot yours? You’re there talking how is the season going, is their keeper recovered, when will your striker score again? And maybe throw some well-meant insults while saying cheers.
Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 10 months ago
As a guy who is socially awkward with other men, the longer I’m around them, the more difficult it is for me to conceal how very different I am from them.