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baggachipz @ baggachipz @sh.itjust.works Posts 55Comments 753Joined 2 yr. ago
baggachipz @ baggachipz @sh.itjust.works
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Whenever I say this, people think I’m insane. “You think this is all rigged!?” they say. Not rigged per se, but the nfl as a whole has a huge financial incentive to have their large market teams and star personalities on the biggest stage. They craft a narrative and would prefer it to play out that way. I’m not suggesting it’s professional wrestling, but I have a strong hunch that officials are “indirectly” incentivized to put their thumb on the scale. The players are real, the sport is real, but the league will absolutely nudge things in their direction. The Kelce/Swift show being the biggest recent example; viewership went way up and a lot of people took that to the bank. It all just fit together too well.