I have found myself doing something I’d never thought I would: watching esports. I wouldn’t have even thought I would agree to use the term “esports.” At first glance, it just seemed silly to me. Then again, why? Why should an organized competition be limited to athletic activities only? Ok, fine. Esports it is. <\/p>\n
Why? \u00a0I am not, was not, and most likely will never be a competitive gamer. \u00a0It simply doesn’t interest me. \u00a0I do enjoy listening to the casters though, they have their moments. \u00a0However, more than that it’s an entirely different culture than the sports I grew up with. \u00a0Internet memes based on the results of the games, no tv commercial breaks – no tv, for that matter. \u00a0 I can watch the entire thing on youtube at my leisure, until I don’t really remember what I’m watching, per se. \u00a0That is to say the casters, and much of the crowd, remembers the names of ____, and what they do specifically. \u00a0I think i enjoy more of the games themselves, the atmosphere, the convenience, the culture. <\/p>\n It’s strange, and new. \u00a0Although when you have memory loss, everything is. \u00a0Take that with a grain of salt, although ‘salt’ means something entirely different in the world of esports. \u00a0 It’s fun to sit back, as a more casual observer and watch. \u00a0There are rivalries, for certain – but they aren’t deep hatreds. \u00a0 It’s still light-hearted fun, and something relatable for we who can’t run a something in a something. <\/p>\n In fact, now when someone sits down next to you and starts spewing those lengthy, but impressive, numbers of sports stats and stories: \u00a0we (well, not me) can now retort with equally lengthy and confusing esports stats and stories. \u00a0Both people can look at each other in bewilderment. <\/p>\ntime warner<\/del> spectrum imposes data caps because of their monopoly and I reconsider my stance on firearms and violent opposition. <\/p>\n