> NFL is artificial and arbitrary literally by definition.
If so, then why does no other sport match its popularity in the US when NFL football isn't in season? If it's so goddamn arbitrary the something like baseball should make as much as it does. Basketball should make as much as it does. Hockey should make as much as it does. However, as marketed as those sports are in the US (and they are heavily marketed), then why don't they match the NFL in viewership and revenue?
>> I enjoy NFL football because it is a showcase of brain
> You enjoy it because you were brought up by society to enjoy it and it was pushed on you from all sides. If you grew up in, say, Iceland, you probably wouldn't know anything about it or care at all.
You don't know a goddamn thing about me. I grew up in The Netherlands watching (the other kind) of football, not in an area where the NFL existed. Maybe stop trying to pidgeonhole people that like things you don't.
Is there a lot of marketing around sports? Yes. There's a lot of marketing around software, video games, pharmaceuticals, fiscal policy, food, and automobiles. Would you say anybody who enjoys cooking for their family "brainwashed by Tyson into liking something they wouldn't like?
Fuck you for assuming
> If so, then why does no other sport match its popularity in the US when NFL football isn't in season?
What does popularity have to do with artificialness? But, anyway, this is where it would be helpful for you to know a little bit about the history of the sport - the answer to your question is readily available with a bit of googling.
> If it's so goddamn arbitrary the something like baseball should make as much as it does.
Basketball is also an arbitrary and artificial sport. Many sports are. By definition.
> I grew up in The Netherlands watching (the other kind) of football,
That's good for you. But it is very obvious that the popularity of american foot ball is mostly due to societal influence. That is why it is popular in the US and almost nowhere else. The history of how and why it is so popular in the US is also readily available - if you're actually interested in that.
> Fuck you for assuming
Relax buddy, we're just having a civil discussion where we happen to disagree, no need to get emotional.