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🕑 Added 2022-03-24 07:03:16 +0000 UTCEllen rides up front because she's good at sports
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It just seems like all the positive stuff about sports has nothing to do with trophies.
Like, I'm not in favor of participation trophies, but I'm also not a fan of first place trophies. I'm just not big on trophies. I feel like that's sort of taking away from what games should be, which is, well, all that non-material goodness.
If I was in favor of trophies, though, it's almost like the participation trophies make more sense? Because I don't care about who wins. I care about people being involved, doing their best, and having some fun.
If you've shown up, are playing for fun, and getting some exercise while you're at it, congratulations, you've done the things I consider most praiseworthy!
I'm not giving everyone a trophy for that, though.
Ye gods, the cost of materials alone...!
I also find the idea of a trophy for doing well as a life lesson kind of odd. Like, it sounds good on paper:
Work hard, do well, get rewarded.
But the actual reward for winning was having something satisfying to work towards, self-improvement, achieving a goal, etc. That's a way better life lesson that "you'll get a trophy", especially since the reality is way more often that you won't.
Comments
Some Ed
Not everyone likes the shinnies. They hurt my eyes.
John Trauger
Especially attractive girls in baseball uniforms like those. Props to Dan.
Matt R
I know that it's been a joke for years that "think about baseball" was used as a way to distract someone from arousal. That would be more difficult with attractive gals
Ardent Slacker
Turns out, you can just... buy trophies. Whenever you feel like it. Engrave 'em however you'd like. Competitive dragon-slaying. Uphill luge. Kessel run. 's just a bit of shiny with a plaque.
Windscion
Ellen's lighter hair threw me off. I was thinking 'since when are Sarah's breasts that big.' Is she wearing her hair green around grace? Also, it just occured to me that Ellen's hair color might respond to her magical state, kinda like Susan's hair does.
jubs
Sports are about teamwork? Meh! Sports are about BEING BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE, and some weaklings that can't manage that sometimes group together into "teams" to try to mask their flaws. And then compete against other weaklings that do the same in "team sports" for losers. EDIT: Just in case it's not obvious, my tongue was going through my cheek while writing this.
Paul Rendell
Which is why you should give everyone shiny objects.
KC
Shiny objects are very neat.
Changer
Counter argument: Shiny objects are neat.
