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I just had a tiny revelation 🤔

And it's not so much that I didn''t know it ....but more like I never had a way to express it.

To me socializing and all it entails, should be ... fun, engaging ... connecting and sharing,...and helping .

But it's not .

It's a game.

I now understand that , and I try my best to play it properly.



The thing is:
I understand you have to get the ball in the hoop.
I understand that there are rules of conduct to the field players, and to who has the ball .
And don't step over the boundary line .

And I follow those rules.


What I don't realize is the strategy and sneaky modes of play, hidden fouls so to speak .

It's like I play for fun....but others are playing to win .

And that's the part I don't get .

Like ....what do you get when you win?
And what if you have to play dirty to get it - is it still a win ?

Surely the win is the fun you get when you play ?
When everyone is not strategizing but just playing freely ....by equal rules ?

I mean, what is a trophy when others might secretly resent you for it? Coz you hurt and benched other players to get it 🤷
Or is it the fact that their strategies that got the win ....are the actual win ?🤔

Anyone else relate to this ?
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Really · 80-89, M
If you think basketball is not played fairly don't ever try water polo!
KiwiBird · 36-40, F
@Really Whatever happens underwater stays underwater.
@Really I used to play water polo 🤗

And now I think about it....it's prolly a better analogy 👍
@KiwiBird fucking lethal that game !
Before I started i thought - "8 minute quarters 🙄-.easy peasy"😂

NEVER been so flagged out after a game as warerpolo !
Really · 80-89, M
@KiwiBird Exactly!
Really · 80-89, M
@OogieBoogie And that's even if it WAS played fairly.
@Really as much as I can remember, drivers were the worst: they were usually the ones who would rake you or pull you under.
You could usually spot them - they were were bigger: not so fast - but strong.
They didn't play the ball as much as they played players.