Offseason Point Task - 25th Anniversary Special

[Vainknight13]

25th Anniversary PT

I suppose if I were to really boil it down the league means a lot of things to me. A month or two ago I would have said that the league is an escape from reality, a way to get outside of my own head and live in a different reality for a while, but now it can still be that way sometimes but its no longer an escape. I would describe it now as a community that I am happy to be a part of. There are people that I interact with here that I would never have met in real life. I have friends inside the league. I have roles and responsibilities. I have people I like and dislike, just like I do at work or in my expanded friend group.

The league always gives me something to look forward to. The community and the games, there is always something new to look discover or read or talk about every day. Always some new drama going on, a new controversy or scandal. That good gossip going on behind closed doors, the same shit I like about working in a factory really. I describe working in a factory as high school 2.0 . The league can be that way sometimes and in that way it gets you hooked. There are organic storylines and conflicts that arise naturally. The people that take this seriously and run through the full range of emotions involved with their players career really help to get you hooked and involved. You really get the feel that a lot of people get really involved and immersed in developing their character and getting involved with the community in general.

I mean this is all besides the fact that it is all based around one of my top two favorite sports. While I love the people and the interaction I don't think I would have been able to get hooked if it were baseball or hockey, football was really the only possibility there. My other favorite sport mixed martial arts likely wouldn't be very fun from a community expert. There would be no reason to interact with others, while people train in teams that is an individual sport. This is a team sport where it takes a whole team to be successful. Big teams in football really lends itself well to making good community spaces and having good interactions based around common goals.

So in essence this has become part of my life. It isn't an escape its another layer where I have other goals I am constantly looking forward to achieving.