The World Cup, the World Cup. I am sick of hearing about the bloody World-fecking-Cup, and I live in America, where the only people who watch it are sports fanatics who will watch any sport, or pretentious twits who want to prove how worldly and cultured they are by partaking of a typically non-American pasttime. I imagine these people also arrogantly twist slices of lemon over salmon steaks while discussing the state of modern high art.
At any rate, it disgusts me how obnoxiously enthusiastic people get over things like this. Look, I'm all for getting excited about things, but come on. It's a damn game. A bunch of people chase a ball around (this is somehow much more refined and elegant than, say, American football, though nobody can provide a coherent reason why). And everyone bickers and argues and struts around while watching the games and comparing scores of this country versus that country, as though the spectators had anything to do with it, any personal responsibility or investment for the wins and defeats.
And when it's all said and done, what are we left with, really?
One country gets to say "We chased the ball around better than anybody!"
..woo-hoo? You wanna talk anti-climatic? There you go, kids. Full of sound and fury, but signifying nothing.
It occurs to me that if we devoted even a tenth as much of our time and attention to, oh, say, something that actually mattered, the world could be a much better place.
Look, enjoy the sport, cheer your team on, do whatever. Have fun with it. Be entertained. I'm not saying it's a bad thing - not at all. All I'm sayin' is, it's just a damn game, people. Keep that in mind.
