On Crutches

i have to admit i don’t understand why watching your sports team win makes you want to jump on a car windshield

my best guest is that it’s all the pent up energy and tension but unlike the players you can’t really it on the court so it needs somewhere to go

To give my answer as someone studying sociology: in high energy social situations like sports matches, people can be swept up by "social currents", or intense, contagious moods that inspire behavior you normally wouldn't engage in. Basically, it's not just the fact that you have energy, but that the people on the field or TV screen and the people around you also have energy, and have strong emotions, and your energy and emotions are bouncing off each other and intensifying. It's like how when someone else laughs you're more likely to also laugh, but to an extreme, and with behavior you wouldn't normally do if your brain wasn't caught up in the rush. See also: how some speeches or protests can turn to riots if people get riled up. So, it's not really a "want" as it is an impulse caused by your brain going HELL YEAH WE'RE ALL FEELING THIS TOGETHER AAAAAHHHHH. The "social" in "social species" strikes again

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