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Originally Posted by malloyd
It only takes one celebrity and yes, right?
But when this sort of thing comes up I always wonder why anyone thinks the mix is much different. How many sports can you name that didn't exist in 1930 (as long in the past as 2100 is in the future after all)? Are there any really popular ones on that list?
As importantly, the assumption always seems to be any changes are technology driven. That's wrong, popular sports almost all can be played with little or no equipment, and certainly no body modifications. They become popular because lots of people play them as kids, and kids don't have a lot of money to spend on equipment. This is especially true for team sports - where you'd need groups of kids to buy the gear. If you have a sport that requires more than a fraction of a percent of starting wealth to participate in at all, it better be an individual one if you expect it to last. You can have a spectacle that costs a lot of money, but it's not really a sport if nobody other than the professionals can participate.
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This is smart and logical. I asked for silly. But thank you for answering.