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Organize a club of people enjoying sports broadcasts entering public domain as if they were live (lemmy.wtf)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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I'm not into sports myself, but I hear a lot of people complain about predatory subscriptions to professional sport streaming servicies, intrusive gambling ads, etc. Organize free internet streaming of old broadcasts right as they enter public domain (50 years after broadcast in UK) and pretend they are going live, do discussion, bar cheering, all the things sports people do to entertain themselves, for free.

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[–] 6 points 5 months ago

Instructions unclear: AI-generated sports matches.

For better or worse, this seems inevitable.

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    [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    "now up to the plate we've got a rookie making his debut, Mr. Barry Bonds"

    Yeah, no. This doesn't work.

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    [–] 10 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    Nobody wants to watch old matches though. Maybe a famous cup win on an anniversary or something, but generally it wouldn't work if you know the result beforehand.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    It's not just knowing the outcome, it wouldn't be nearly as fun of a viewing experience. The quality of play is often really bad by modern standards, to say nothing of the video and audio quality.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Just don't read spoilers

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

    Most fans will know the historic results anyway for any game worth watching. Spoilers aren't involved.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    If the matches are old enough and not major matches (e.g. championships), most people aren't going to know the outcome without looking it up. Do you know any normal season games from 1970 MLB?

    Anything post-season would be a tough sell though.

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    • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Tailgate larping?

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    [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Isn't the appeal of sports that it's current, like those dudes did that last night and everyone who knows about it knows what happened so they can talk about it at the water cooler. I dunno I don't watch sports and really don't get it at all.

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    [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Sounds great! What stadium should I go to to watch a public domain game played live? Is the beer cheaper? Can I shake the players’ hands afterwards? Where do we hold the parade when my local team wins?

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