91. the game has changed

People used to admonish children for looking up to athletes because they just play a game, instead of thought-leaders, doctors, or policymakers who are seen as the ones working to create a better version of the world. However, the game has changed. It is now the athletes who seem to be more instrumental in having a voice that elicits change than the talking heads we are supposed to look up to. 

The game is no longer played on a field, but played out in every facet of our lives. Politics has become a sport, and the unfortunate part is that because it’s a game, someone has to lose. It isn’t about improving the lives of people so they can enjoy the game, it’s only about the game. Everyone is too worried about being right to actually make a difference. The idea of either team being locked into winning at all costs is killing the hope for the greater good. It works in the context of sport, where two teams are battling to win, but it’s dangerous for real life. 

People will inevitably say that it’s a dog-eat-dog world, and whoever has the best ideas will come out on top. Well, the last time I checked dogs were pack animals, and thrive only by WORKING TOGETHER.