JWeinCom said:
It doesn't matter what the appeal is. You can say people watch movies for personalities, storylines, and demonstration of skill. You could say people watch chess because of personalities storylines and skill. You can say that people watch stand up comedy for personalities, storylines, and skill. You could say people see concerts because of personality, storyline, and skills. This does not mean Robert De Niro, Bobby Fischer, Louis CK, or John Lennon are (or were) athletes. Professional gaming is not an athletic event. That doesn't mean it's better or worse than athletics, but it is clearly and undeniably a different thing. The "appeal" doesn't matter in the slightest. The activities are not similar except in the vaguest sense that they require some physical motion, strategy, and are competitive. |
Who are you talking to? I don't think they're athletes either.
