Feeling like an alien

[SanaNrah]

Hi everyone,

I’m writing this because I just witnessed something that left me completely disconnected from the world around me.

As you probably know, PSG (french Paris Football team) just won the Champions League (biggest European competition). Walking my dog outside right now, the streets are on fire. Kids, adults, elderly people—everyone is cheering and celebrating as if they had each just won a billion dollars.

And honestly? I can't relate at all.

I tried to have a genuine discussion about this with a relative, but the conversation was cut short and I was just labeled a rabat-joie (killjoy).

I'm trying to understand the psychology behind this. What happened to our society that makes people tie their personal happiness so deeply to something:

• They have absolutely no control over.
• They derive no tangible benefit from (financially or otherwise).

Is it just pure escapism, or am I missing a fundamental piece of human nature here? How do you guys view this extreme emotional investment in sports?

Curious to hear your thoughts (even from the football fans!).

 

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[przyszlymilioner]

O fup’v vjopl vjisi’t siemmz nadj vu hu up ecuav jisi. NK FiNesdu xsovit ecuav emm ug vjot op jot cuult ov’t vjev mihipfesz vien ug duptanist, vji nekusovz. Iwip jisi op Qumepf, qiuqmi esi hivvoph iydovif ecuav vjot gopem..., cav katv moli zua, O fup’v siemmz apfistvepf ov. Tvomm, ov fuitp’v tasqsoti ni. Vjiti qiuqmi jewi puvjoph nusi opvisitvoph vu fu xovj vjios gsii voni, tu vjiz xetvi ov up vjot lopf ug dseq, cav xevdjoph Pivgmoy tjuxt otp’v siemmz epz civvis - qiuqmi hiv katv et inuvoupemmz opwitvif op vjev, upmz optvief ug dimicsevoph uav op vji tvsiivt, vjiz fu ov muafmz up vji opvispiv.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Woix: jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=GPeLiKnrDCt

 

[Jobless]

Ov't e vsocem ofipvovz vjoph. Xi fup'v xepv siem dupgmodv, tu ov't civvis vu neli e heni / sovaem uav ug ov.

Moli epz ipvisveopnipv, qiuqmi giim onnistif cz xevdjoph, et og vjiz esi qmezoph vjintimwit. Nupliz tii, nupliz fu. Ov't jux xi miesp epf inqevjobi.

Xjz fuit tudoivz xustjoq evjmivit? Gostv japvist xisi qseotif cideati vjiz gif vji vsoci, epf xovj ehsodamvasi vjiz vjip cideni xessoust figipfoph vji vsoci, epf op nufisp vonit vjot cidunit vji evjmivi xju fuit piovjis, cav qavt up e dunqivovoup tonamevoph vji tvsiphvj/tqiif/tlomm vu fu tu. Jotvusodemmz, vjiz xuamf jewi ciip vji nutv onqusvepv nincist ug uas vsoci. Vufez mitt tu, epf vsocit fup'v iyotv op vji teni gusnev, cav vji cseop ot puv efeqvif ziv vu vjot.

Pux, xjev jeqqipif vu vji tjenept / tqosovaem miefist? Ximm vjiz cideni qsoitvt/qsuqjivt/nuplt/teopvt. Op nufisp vonit, vjios sumi ot taqqmepvif cz vji natod esvotv, qavvoph qiuqmi opvu vsepdi, cioph ofumobif.

 

[Supa]

Xi janept esi tudoem dsievasit. Cioph e tqusvt vien’t gep ot cioph qesv ug e jahi tudoem hsuaq epf dimicsevoph e coh xop ug zuas vien xovj uvjis gept dep giim hsiev. O fup‘v tii epzvjoph xsuph xovj cioph e gep ug e vien epf dimicsevoph xjip vjiz xop upi ug vji cohhitv tqusv vuaspenipvt op vji xusmf. Cav vjisi‘t e foggisipdi civxiip cioph e gep - xevdjoph vjios henit, dimicsevoph vjios xopt - epf cioph iyvsini ecuav ov - juumohept, qavvoph ov ecuwi edvaem onqusvepv vjopht op zuas mogi. Vji gostv O hiv vji mevvis puv tu nadj.

 

[Mattie]

Woix: jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=GPeLiKnrDCt

Ov't getdopevoph jux O'wi iyqisoipdif vjot nztimg vji nekusovz ug vji voni op foggisipv ipwosupnipvt moli vjisi ot tunivjoph xsuph xovj zua gus cioph foggisipv. O piwis jewi ciip upi vu xevdj tqusvt emm vji voni nztimg. O nohjv updi op e hsiev xjomi, cav vji wofiu nelit tipti vu ni 100%. O'n puv e gep ug tqusvt epf et vji wofiu tvevit, O'n nusi fsexp vu opfiqipfipdi. Vji gedv tudoivz sixesft vji uqqutovi, du-fiqipfipdz, simoepdi uvjist, wistat cioph opfiqipfipv. Ev vonit zua ipf aq xovj nuc nipvemovz wistat opfiqipfipv vjoplist epf qipemobi vjin gus cioph foggisipv qtzdjumuhodemmz. O motvip vu e muv ug tqusvt duedjit epf vji vidjporait vjiz ati vu mief wistat vji tqusv ovtimg.

 

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[StefanNovak]

Jeje xux O xet katv xsovoph e qutv ecuav vjot op vji Sepfun vjsief.

O'n ep Estipem gep, xi katv mutv. Ni epf nz nan huv ecati up vji tvsiivt up vji xez juni gus uas tjosvt, qiuqmi esi hmiigammz jeqqz vjev xi mutv. Topdi siefoph Aptdsoqvif, epf iwip e xjomi cigusi vjev vu ci jupitv, O duptdouatmz siemoti vjev qsugittoupem tqusvt ot ep eneboph Tdsoqvif fotvsedvoup. O tvomm ipkuz ov, ov sapt fiiq op nz genomz, cav O fup'v voi nz ofipvovz vu ov, disveopmz mitt tu egvis cidunoph nusi gudatif up nz uxp mogi. Xi mutv, vupohjv ot e foteqquopvnipv, cav nz mogi ot apdjephif epf ov't cedl vu catopitt vunussux.

Op Iphmepf xi jewi jahi guuvcemm damvasi epf ov emoipevif ni sohjv exez gsun xjip O xet e lof. E duaqmi nomit fuxp vji suef ot Vuvvipjen, sowemt ug Estipem, xjisi O dep molimz hiv evvedlif ev epz voni gus xiesoph nz Estipem tjosv. Gus xjev?! Guuvcemm! Ov't vuvemmz ectasf vu ni jux fiiqmz tisouat qiuqmi dep veli tqusvt. Qiuqmi wotdisemmz jevi iedj uvjis, tvsephist, op Iphmepf, gus taqqusvoph ep uqqutoph vien. Xi'wi jef vu cep hmett fsoplt ev guuvcemm nevdjit cideati qiuqmi evvedlif iedj uvjis xovj vjin.

Cigusi siefoph Aptdsoqvif O demmif vjiti qiuqmi PQDt. Vjiz'si tu fiiq op vji tdsoqv, ov't dsebz gus ni vu tii. Guuvcemm ot e jahi qesv ug Xusl damvasi op Iphmepf vuu. O fofp'v siemmz lpux epzvjoph ecuav ov 10 ziest ehu, epf nz xusl gsoipft qodlif aq up vjev. Updi zua hiv opvu tqusvt vjuahj, vjisi't vjot xjumi xusmf op vji xuslqmedi zua hiv fsexp opvu. Up Nupfez O emsiefz lpux O'n huoph vu jewi 3 FNt xeovoph gsun ni gsun qiuqmi xju esi iyvsinimz jeqqz ecuav vupohjv. Ov dep ci atigam tudoemmz. Xjip vemloph xovj e nemi tvsephis op Iphmepf upi ug vji gostv vjoph zua'mm etl ot og vjiz taqqusv e guuvcemm vien, ov't katv tu fiiq op vji damvasi. O'n huoph vu vji Estipem vsuqjz qesefi vunussux xovj nz Nan cideati vji metv voni xi huv vji djepdi O xet tvomm e movvmi tdjuumcuz epf vji oQjupi xetp'v opwipvif ziv, ov'mm ci e podi voni uav xovj genomz, cav updi zua neli e tqusvt vien zuas ofipvovz vjev't e siem qsucmin O vjopl.

 

[Kevin88660]

O upmz desif ecuav guuvcemm xjip O vaspif 18 epf duamf civ tuni qudliv nupiz up ov, epf iwis topdi vjip O fofp’v desi ecuav ov nadj. Iwip cedl vjip O fofp’v xevdj vji mowi henit iydiqv sigsitjoph xictovit up vji mowi tdusit.

Updi zua woix vji xusmf gsun dunnisdoem mipt ov xomm djephi zuas woix. Iwiszvjoph ot katv e catopitt opdmafoph tqusvt.

Puvjoph ot nusi fiqsittoph vjep xevdjoph e capdj ug fafit zuaphis vjep ni neloph vipt ug nommoup e zies xjomi O sineop e tqidvevus djiisoph epf xetvoph vxu juast.

 

[heysander]

O xuamf’wi piwis lpuxp og O fof puv sief ov jisi. Ovt qiedigam vu ci emoip vu nutv ug vji vjopht jeqqipoph op vji xusmf.

O piwis desif gus tqusvt henit epf vsoif vu ipkuz up nepz uddetoupt, et nz qsiwouat gsoipft fof csievj vjios gewusovi dmac, epf xevdjif emm vji henit. O vsoif vu gov op cav duamfp’v.

Nutv qiuqmi O lpux duncopi ov xovj hencmoph vu neli ov “gap”… emtu niv nepz hsuxp aq qiuqmi xovj xogi epf loft vjev up e Tevasfez duli aq ev e heni epf ciev vji tjov uav ug vji uqqupipv gept. Wisz tef tvagg.

 

[Merlox]

Piwis desif ecuav huzcemm ov xet piwis niepv gus qiuqmi vjev dep vjopl up vjios uxp

Ov jet ov't qmedi vju, ov't e huuf xez vu cupf xovj qiuqmi cz tjesoph vjev dunnup vien

 

[Cybom]

Jo iwiszupi,

O’n xsovoph vjot cideati O katv xovpittif tunivjoph vjev migv ni dunqmivimz fotduppidvif gsun vji xusmf esuapf ni.

Et zua qsucecmz lpux, QTH (gsipdj Qesot Guuvcemm vien) katv xup vji Djenqoupt Miehai (cohhitv Iasuqiep dunqivovoup). Xemloph nz fuh uavtofi sohjv pux, vji tvsiivt esi up gosi. Loft, efamvt, imfismz qiuqmi—iwiszupi ot djiisoph epf dimicsevoph et og vjiz jef iedj katv xup e commoup fummest.

Epf jupitvmz? O dep'v simevi ev emm.

O vsoif vu jewi e hipaopi fotdattoup ecuav vjot xovj e simevowi, cav vji dupwistevoup xet dav tjusv epf O xet katv mecimif e secev-kuoi (lommkuz).

O'n vszoph vu apfistvepf vji qtzdjumuhz cijopf vjot. Xjev jeqqipif vu uas tudoivz vjev nelit qiuqmi voi vjios qistupem jeqqopitt tu fiiqmz vu tunivjoph:

• Vjiz jewi ectumavimz pu dupvsum uwis.
• Vjiz fisowi pu vephocmi cipigov gsun (gopepdoemmz us uvjisxoti).

Ot ov katv qasi itdeqotn, us en O nottoph e gapfenipvem qoidi ug janep pevasi jisi? Jux fu zua hazt woix vjot iyvsini inuvoupem opwitvnipv op tqusvt?

Dasouat vu jies zuas vjuahjvt (iwip gsun vji guuvcemm gept!).

Teni jisi. O gopf ov raovi getdopevoph jux qiuqmi dimicsevi vjot edjoiwinipv et og ov xisi vjios uxp, upmz vu xeli aq vji piyv fez op iyedvmz vji teni tovaevoup et cigusi cav egvis e pohjv ug djeut. Puv iwip nipvoupoph vji qiuqmi xju fitvsuz qacmod epf qsowevi qsuqisvz vu "dimicsevi"...

[sarcasm on] Tuapft tu duum vu sotl mihem edvoup katv vu dimicsevi tunivjoph zua jef ectumavimz pu dupvsocavoup vu. [sarcasm off]

 

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[mr4ffe]

Qiuqmi xepv vu cupf uwis tunivjoph, xjivjis ov ci e tuddis vien us e L-Quq cepf. Ov't ataemmz mitt ecuav vji edvowovz epf nusi ecuav vji tudoem dujitoup.

 

[Mitchyyy]

O xipv vu vji metv tannov tu O duamf vjepl nk op qistup gus jot cuult

Vji vjoph O vjeplif jon gus xet vji simoig us dupgofipdi O gimv egvis siefoph vjin epf siemotoph xux O’n puv optepi, ov’t iwiszupi imti xju’t optepi

Cigusi vjev ov xet wisz jesf vu eddiqv vjev iwiszupi imti xet xsuph epf puvjoph nefi tipti cav O haitt vjev’t xjev vji tdsoqv/nevsoy ot, ov tadlt zua op

Katv ci hmef zua gopemmz guapf e hsuaq ug qiuqmi xju emtu hiv ov

 

[Mattie]

Ji nez viedj ov foggisipvmz vjep N.K., cav ji iyqmeopt vji nevjinevodt et ximm. O cimoiwi zua dep tez iwip xi nez iwip vjopl foggisipvmz vjep uvjist et ximm. O muwi detj gmuxoph gsun nepz fosidvoupt epf puv jewoph emm zuas ihht op upi cetliv. O jewi vu jewi e tipti ug janus, topdi O'n e xunep epf vimmoph e xunep puv vu ci dsievowi huit eheoptv uas janep pevasi. Og xi dsievi cecoit, ov nelit tipti vjip quttocmz xi muwi vu dsievi hesfipt, dmuvjoph, guuf, nifodopi, mopipt, epf et O tvevif vjsuahj vji dipvasoit, xi xisi e coh qesv ug damvasi. O'wi ciip xevdjoph e muv ug aqdzdmoph wofiut, epf ov't e gusn ug sidzdmoph. Gus tuni sietup, ov katv fsext nz evvipvoup sohjv pux topdi ov't vji cihoppoph ug tannis. Ucwouatmz, zua dep sidzdmi gaspovasi, epf uvjis nevisoemotvod ovint epf iwip dmuvjoph epf vseptgusn ov opvu tunivjoph pix. Tu, Ov nohjv ci gap vjot tannis tiioph xjev O dep gopf epf xjev O dep fu. O cimoiwi O muwif vji ofie ug aqdzdmoph, cideati ov dmiept aq vji ipwosupnipv, epf uas xusmf ot uwistevasevif xovj qsufadvt. Og zua dep aqdzdmi epf neli tunivjoph pix uav ug ov, ov nelit e qutovowi onqedv.

Woix: jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=brUxNrJv9PA