Do We Need The NFL? (FROM A LIVETIME DEVOTED NFL FAN)

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I ask this question rhetorically but also literally. I love football but when you intellectually think about the function of football, it is not a necessary activity in our society. It does not cure cancer. It does not prevent COVID19. It is certainly not necessary to make you a better parent. At the end of the day the NFL is entertainment. Therefore, there may come a time where the physical consequences of football may outweigh it's socially constructed benefit. So I ask you those who have read this thread again the question is the NFL a need in our society. Could we live without it and still maintain the same level of psychological fulfillment.