I'm curious, does supposed high quality beer not lead to drinking and driving? As far as the us vs then situation, what do you call board games? Do you play board ganes that do not allow competition, same eSports? Why do you think you can learn more about people from video games than sports? I'm not sure, this just seems like a fancy way of saying, in an elitist way, that you don't get into sports because other people do.
It does, but the producers of that product do not encourage the practice with (often sexually) manipulative television marketing.
There are many excellent cooperative board games such as Pandemic and Forbidden Island. Video games like Minecraft and Portal can be played cooperatively as well.
I am not into professional sports because they are inferior to other forms of entertainment. I have watched and understand pretty much every type of sport. My favorite is UFC. I also enjoy hockey but I would rather play NHL 94 than watch it on TV or in person.
Another thing I don't like is how little innovation there is in professional sports. It seems like I could watch an hour of highlights at the end of the year and see anything unique that might have happened. These games have been played for decades. With Twitch there are constantly new games with new mechanics and strategies and it's exciting to watch people figure out optimal play methods and new techniques.
