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Originally Posted by BWillie
Unfortunately every generation cares less and less about sports. They all gravitate more to video games, pop culture, and music/art. Generation Z really, really does not give a shit about sports compared to my generation.
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I can attest to this. I've taught Middle School for 20 years. During my first year KU lost to Syracuse in the National Championship game. I live in PA. Not close enough to upstate New York and of course KU to make those kids care. They still left an orange on my desk the next day at school. Sports mattered to them.
For years kids would give me shit when any of my teams would lose any game. Because it mattered to them.
After we lost to the Patriots in the AFCCG at home, I braced myself for the typical "CHIEFS SUCK DURRRR" unimaginative nonsense and...nothing. It's like I was invisible. No one said a word. It was great, but also sad because the time had come when sports didn't matter to kids.
Used to be a lot of kids wearing Phillies, Yankees, Penn State, Eagles, and Steelers gear with a few Giants fans mixed in and the typical Patriots and Broncos front runners. Now I still see Steelers and Penn State but not nearly at the same high frequency.
They really only care about instagram, snapchat, youtube, and gaming.