The only thing people are truly loyal to are sports teams. Feat @OmarESPN
Summary
A straphanger argues that sports teams command the only true loyalty left in modern life. People bail on jobs and friends, but he's been suffering through Miami Dolphins misery for years, texting his dad every Sunday about how terrible they are, only to come back for more. Kareem pushes back, insisting he's loyal to plenty of non-sports things. The rider counters with a restaurant analogy: one bad meal in New York and you're done forever, but a sports team can be garbage for 25 years and fans keep showing up. They debate European soccer fanatics versus American devotion, with the rider noting that wearing a rival jersey at a Barcelona game means "it's over." He eventually pitches his fandom as a green flag for dating: if he'll stick with the Dolphins through decades of pain, he's clearly commitment material.
Full Transcript
So, what's your take? The only thing people are truly loyal to are sports teams.
100% disagree. I'm very loyal to many things and and none of them are sports teams. People aren't loyal to their jobs. They're not loyal to their friends. But you will never see someone change their mind about a sports team.
They're not loyal to their friends.
Do you have your same friends since you were like 30 years old? No, but that's not based on loyalty. That's just based on the fact that we don't we don't have the same vibe anymore.
But here's the thing with sports. I'm a Miami Dolphins fan. They're terrible. They are the worst team ever. Every Sunday I will show up, waste my entire day, text my dad talking about how miserable I am, but then show up the next day. Think about like a restaurant. If you go to a restaurant, especially in New York City, the food is cold, the food is late, the waiter is rude, you'll never go back again. But with the sports team, they can be terrible for 25 years. Keep going back for more.
You'll keep coming back.
What about the United States fans versus like the, for example, the football fans in Europe? I'm gonna give it to Europe.
That loyalty hits different.
If you show up to like a Barcelona game wearing like a rival team's like jersey or kit, it's over.
Why do you think this is? Why is loyalty to sports teams the one?
Okay, this is great. The New York Knicks, they were having that fun little playoff run. You were feeling it in the city. I was I was feeling the the the vibration.
Like I grew up in Miami. I have no connection to the Yankees, but when they were in the World Series last year and everyone was wearing the Yankees jerseys, I was like, I want to be part of this. I felt left out. Don't you feel left out? No, because I'm like, rah, let's go.
But you're never going to feel anything if you don't love it.
So, what should I do?
You should become a sports fan.
There's so many names. There's so many numbers. There's all the stats. Not enough drama.
The drama's during the game. What are you talking about? Go to a game. Let's go to a Knicks game.
You got courtside? I don't have courtside. Is that how good this show has done that we now can only sit courtside?
If you don't have courtside, we can be like row 13. Don't do that.
I'm going to go see Oasis. I'm going to the nosebleeds. I'm willing to do that.
Sports is the one thing where like being loyal is like a cool thing.
Are you married? I'm not married.
Oh, thank God. I was going to say, are you going to have to reveal this to your potential?
Here's the thing. If she finds out I am a Miami Dolphins fan, she will never look at my location. She will never have to worry about anything. Cuz if I'm willing to go through that for 30 years, I'm good.