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| − | <center>'''Understanding and [[beating NFL addiction|conquering football]] [[addiction]]''': $5 billion will be lost due to 39M workers who are absent or tardy the day after the [[Super Bowl]]. ''Join us for a worldwide Zoom seminar/discussion by emailing us at conservapedia@zoho.com''. Football (soccer) is a harmful fan addiction worldwide.</center>
| + | '''Beating NFL addiction''', or '''conquering football [[addiction]]''' generally, is a challenge for many [[American]] men. They spend hours each Sunday afternoon, and evenings on Sundays, Mondays, and Thursdays, watching a meaningless game that causes harm and expense to themselves and others. Many who are addicted to the NFL waste further hours during the week thinking about, discussing, or reading about the NFL, or even playing "[[fantasy football]]." More than 26 million people miss work the day after the [[Super Bowl]], causing losses in excess of $5 billion. |
| − | '''Beating NFL addiction''', or '''conquering football [[addiction]]''' generally, is a challenge for many [[American]] men. They spend hours each Sunday afternoon, and evenings on Sundays, Mondays, and Thursdays, watching a meaningless game that causes harm and expense to themselves and others. Many who are addicted to the NFL waste further hours during the week thinking about, discussing, or reading about the NFL, or even playing "[[fantasy football]]." | |
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| − | Seven basic ways to overcome this [[addiction]] are:
| + | Eight basic ways to overcome this [[addiction]] are: |
| | #first recognize that it is indeed a harmful [[addiction]] based on patterns and strategy, but like any addiction it can be conquered. | | #first recognize that it is indeed a harmful [[addiction]] based on patterns and strategy, but like any addiction it can be conquered. |
| | #realize that some football outcomes are fraudulent, such as the [[1969 Super Bowl]], deceiving many. | | #realize that some football outcomes are fraudulent, such as the [[1969 Super Bowl]], deceiving many. |
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| | #realize that far fewer than half the population actually watches the [[Super Bowl]]. | | #realize that far fewer than half the population actually watches the [[Super Bowl]]. |
| | #realize that other pattern-based games, such as [[chess]], are healthier substitutes and sharpen the mind. | | #realize that other pattern-based games, such as [[chess]], are healthier substitutes and sharpen the mind. |
| | + | #realize that the NFL is more like a violent video game that rewards misconduct, rather than a genuine sport based on genuine athleticism |
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| | NFL addiction is not new: in 1958, a massive television audience of 45 million people watched the NFL championship game, and that audience would be have been even higher if the New York market had not been blacked out under outdated restrictions because the game was played at Yankee Stadium. The highest percentage of people who watched a Super Bowl was in 1982, more than 40 years ago. | | NFL addiction is not new: in 1958, a massive television audience of 45 million people watched the NFL championship game, and that audience would be have been even higher if the New York market had not been blacked out under outdated restrictions because the game was played at Yankee Stadium. The highest percentage of people who watched a Super Bowl was in 1982, more than 40 years ago. |