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Re: Play Fantasy Even If You Hate Football

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Post by tylerkahn » Sun, Nov 03, 2013, 9:22 PM UTC

The condescending tone of this article makes it almost unreadable.

Play FF because you enjoy it.

Watch football because you enjoy it.

Don't secretly deride your coworkers for enjoying something you don't. That makes you a shitty person to be around. And chances are you enjoy doing something that is equally irrational (like playing video games or solving Rubik's cubes or playing Settlers of Catan).

Re: Play Fantasy Even If You Hate Football

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Post by jere » Sun, Nov 03, 2013, 9:24 PM UTC

weixiyen wrote: post #31

That comic graphic is priceless, as I play MMORPGs and Fantasy Football. > you: BREES BLEW IT UP... REALLY DOE Everyone on my site says "doe"... never really got it. Shameless plug - I make fantasy football stuff - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleeperbot-fantasy-football/... / http://sleeperbot.com

Yea... I started hearing "doe" a lot recently and got pretty irritated in a "get off my lawn" kind of way.

Then I realized there's a 1993 Ice Cube song called "Really Doe" and I can't get mad about "kids these days" when it's the title of a 20 year old song. http://youtu.be/07vkbKhS6CY

Re: Play Fantasy Even If You Hate Football

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Post by wtpiu » Sun, Nov 03, 2013, 9:25 PM UTC

um you're also in an 8 person league. easy to get great players in the draft.

Re: Play Fantasy Even If You Hate Football

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Post by heyheyhey » Sun, Nov 03, 2013, 9:26 PM UTC

ggreer wrote: post #40

Why should you learn about sports just so you can participate a conversation of content won't matter in a week? I recommend a different approach: Have a conversation about something constructive that your peers might not know about. "Did you read gwern's article about spaced repetition?"[1] "I played around with WebRTC last week and got video chat working. I found a lot of bugs in Chrome and Firefox..." "Have you eve…

> Why should you learn about sports just so you can participate a conversation of content won't matter in a week?

Hell why stop at sports? Let's just ignore current events that will be forgotten in a week!

Re: Play Fantasy Even If You Hate Football

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Post by swanson » Sun, Nov 03, 2013, 9:26 PM UTC

ggreer wrote: post #40

Why should you learn about sports just so you can participate a conversation of content won't matter in a week? I recommend a different approach: Have a conversation about something constructive that your peers might not know about. "Did you read gwern's article about spaced repetition?"[1] "I played around with WebRTC last week and got video chat working. I found a lot of bugs in Chrome and Firefox..." "Have you eve…

Not everyone works in a San Francisco-based start up that employees 90% technical folks. Perhaps people are just interested in a low-effort conversation item so they can interact with co-workers, neighbors, and a different social circle? Some engineers like the fact that they can enjoy fantasy sports for the nerdy, statistics aspect and still be involved with something enjoyed by "normal" people.

Not everything in life has to be about programming. And caring about sports does not preclude you from having technical discussions either.

Re: Play Fantasy Even If You Hate Football

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Post by ttruett » Sun, Nov 03, 2013, 9:26 PM UTC

As a fantasy football player turned programmer.. it's great to see posts like this and I completely agree with the OP. It's fun, surprisingly logical (thus easier when playing against emotional people), and great conversation starter (co-workers, family, fathers-in-law).

My friends and I actually created what has effectively become "fantasy football for sales organizations" where managers can choose/weight metrics for employee-formed teams to compete over across seasons. It's early but so far the results have been impressive. The demo is here if anybody wants to check it out: http://tryambition.com

Re: Play Fantasy Even If You Hate Football

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Post by jamesaguilar » Sun, Nov 03, 2013, 9:28 PM UTC

ggreer wrote: post #40

Why should you learn about sports just so you can participate a conversation of content won't matter in a week? I recommend a different approach: Have a conversation about something constructive that your peers might not know about. "Did you read gwern's article about spaced repetition?"[1] "I played around with WebRTC last week and got video chat working. I found a lot of bugs in Chrome and Firefox..." "Have you eve…

You may already be aware of this, but if you're not, it's something you eventually need to hear, so I'm going to tell you now. Not everyone wants to talk about tech stuff all the time. As someone who does, I feel your impulse, but it is not going to be good for your reputation as a conversation partner if you do this.

Re: Play Fantasy Even If You Hate Football

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Post by jaynos » Sun, Nov 03, 2013, 9:28 PM UTC

weixiyen wrote: post #31

That comic graphic is priceless, as I play MMORPGs and Fantasy Football. > you: BREES BLEW IT UP... REALLY DOE Everyone on my site says "doe"... never really got it. Shameless plug - I make fantasy football stuff - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleeperbot-fantasy-football/... / http://sleeperbot.com

I waste lots of time on your site. Thank you my second distraction after hackernews.

Re: Play Fantasy Even If You Hate Football

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Nov 03, 2013, 9:29 PM UTC

weixiyen wrote: post #31

That comic graphic is priceless, as I play MMORPGs and Fantasy Football. > you: BREES BLEW IT UP... REALLY DOE Everyone on my site says "doe"... never really got it. Shameless plug - I make fantasy football stuff - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleeperbot-fantasy-football/... / http://sleeperbot.com

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Re: Play Fantasy Even If You Hate Football

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Post by skannamalai » Sun, Nov 03, 2013, 9:31 PM UTC

jere wrote: post #13

skannamalai wrote: post #6

So in the author's words, deceive your co-workers and troll them. Because they're sports fans. Got it.

Troll, yes. Deceive? Eh, everyone knows I'm clueless, but I can now maintain a conversation.

"With very little effort (and absolutely zero time spent watching grown men throw around a dead animal), you'll be able to disguise yourself as a true fan."

Is this not deception? And condescension? I'm not saying everyone needs to be into sports but mocking and trivializing things you personally aren't into is neckbeardy and gross.