Who thinks watching sport is a waste of time?

Who thinks watching sport is a waste of time?
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answer:Meh. It’s entertainment. I do, however, think the money in sports is obscene. It’s horrible for colleges, and it’s horrible that individual professional athletes make more than entire platoons of soldiers, divisions of fire fighters, and schools of teachers.
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