11-20-2019, 03:22 PM
(11-20-2019, 03:17 PM)mavsluvr Wrote:(11-20-2019, 02:41 PM)SportPsychMav Wrote:(11-20-2019, 02:33 PM)mavsluvr Wrote:Knicks are their life, it's hard to move on. Most people don't have a life. Many live through video games, internet, tv-series, sports teams, brand fandom.(11-20-2019, 01:21 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote:It always amazes me how the Knicks fans never seem to move on and get a life.(11-20-2019, 01:16 PM)SportPsychMav Wrote: That's what the Knicks thought about Porzingis.Those games were for sure their game 6 and 7 of the finals.
Wow. I guess I think of sports, at the most basic level, as a way that people relate to each other. I suppose the Knicks fans might get some sort of emotional kick from commiserating or sum'n.
Plus there is something called the sunk-cost effect if it interests you ?
Some people love their misery, it's super hard to change behavior sustainably. Once under enough duress you'll go back to the most repeated/intensified behavior.
Love hate relationship probably also plays a role for some.
Would probably interesting enough to warrant a bachelor's thesis haha.