Sport
Sport, like science, is a dual phenomenon: on the one hand, it’s a pursuit of advertising standards, medals, records, and high achievements, a source of emotions, excitement, and passion (major tournaments that take a lot of energy, betting on the totalizer, online multiplayer games, etc.). From this perspective, sport can be unhesitatingly categorized as part of the Matrix. However, if we consider outdoor competitions that promote health and various physical skills, self-improvement and transformation, the demonstration of strength and resilience of spirit, then this is a phenomenon of the opposite order, contrary to the values of the System.
So, it turns out we see a kind of “seesaw”: if you sit on one side, the dark side, meaning the Matrix, will outweigh it. If you cross to the other side, the bright side of sport as a social and cultural phenomenon will prevail. Politicians, for example, have long realized that sports can unite society around a single, national idea. When all possibilities of political, economic, and social pressure on the electorate have been exhausted, the situation is saved by some bright, one-off event: for example, an international match or tournament. In this case, sport, as harsh as it may sound, is being used as a “plug” to cover the hole in a state drowning in problems.
Even if it’s a temporary distraction, it can still make the masses forget all the bad things, move away from unnecessary problems and thoughts related to the routine and daily life of a person in the Matrix for a few days (weeks, months).
And the less people think about such things – who is to blame for their troubles, problems, how all this can be changed, etc. – the better and calmer the System feels itself.
Therefore, sport is not only a magnificent arena for distraction, siphoning off energy, money, and free time from sports fans and ordinary sports enthusiasts, but also a wonderful way to “let off steam.” Of course, it’s better for the System if sports fans “let off steam” in stadiums rather than at rallies and squares, organizing mass riots against the existing political regime. It’s no wonder that football is the most popular sport today, a sport that the System actively supports and encourages (along with other popular sports like basketball, track and field, swimming, etc.).
Football
Judge for yourself, football is the “number 1 sport” today: hundreds of millions, even billions of people around the world are “fans” of it, hundreds of thousands play it, and tens of thousands of young people participate in radical sports movements like “ultras.” The latter, however, have a very distant relationship to real sports. But let the radicals fight and “blow off steam” in sports arenas, smash the windows of nearby shops, or settle their disputes with each other on social media, rather than taking up arms “on the barricades” to overthrow the current government, which serves the interests of the System.
Artificial virus of struggle
Beside that, sport (speaking of the athletes themselves) is also competition, a constant rivalry between different social groups for a place in the sporting spotlight. It can be said that there is a constant and hidden tendency toward the division of humanity thru the introduction of the virus of infighting: starting with small internal groups within a single country (school championships, district competitions, city tournaments, etc.) and ending with planetary competitions – European Championships, World Championships, and, in a certain sense, the Olympic Games as well (why only in a certain sense, see below – author).
So, sports are not only an effective Matrix maneuver to distract and divert the attention of large masses of people, but also a very subtle, well-thought-out calculation on its part: the calculation that people will fight anyone and anything (even without weapons and on a tatami), but not the System itself.
– Among other things, sports are also a very strong means of fostering patriotic feelings, which the Matrix, of course, actively utilizes.
It’s one thing to be an amateur athlete, where you do everything yourself and for your own enjoyment, and quite another to be in the world of professional sports, where children are practically subjected to military discipline on sports fields from a very young age, with various methods of social-cultural training being tested on future “patriots.” All for a single purpose: a two-minute stay on the podium, victory at any cost, and most importantly, raising the political prestige of the country and its leaders.
Here, it’s impossible not to mention another very interesting aspect of sport. Namely, sport as a game phenomenon. After all, the game is a concept opposite to the Matrix. I’ll try to prove that now. During the game, a person temporarily abstracts from the harmful influence of the System, develops analytical thinking, and begins to see many hidden aspects that were not “on the surface” before.
Essentially, our whole life is a game, as cliché as that may sound. The game creates a new, alternative reality, forcing you to engage those areas of the brain and subconscious that were previously “occupied” by your consciousness or were completely inactive, being in a state of deep hibernation. It relaxes and liberates a person, and at the same time, his mind and feelings are sharpened.
Sports often encourage players to think creatively, teaching them to improvise “on the field” and make quick decisions in extreme situations. Thus, by playing games, a person temporarily, without realizing it, steps out of the Matrix. However, the key word here is “temporarily.” In other words, the element of play in sports only helps “agents” briefly distract themselves from their main occupation – serving the Matrix.
In light of the above, amateur sports (in this context, we are referring to physical education and regular physical exercise for the body – author’s note) are advantageously different from their “big brother.” Physical education, without being tied to the mandatory entry onto the “path of big sport” is, in itself, a very necessary and valuable thing. After all, from a young age, it cultivates in a man a culture of caring for his health, one of the main values for a person on a physical level. Thru physical education, a person explores and expands the boundaries of his abilities (both physical and psychological), develops various social and communication skills: teamwork, mutual support, constant self-improvement, and so on.
In addition, regular physical exercise cultivates and hardens an individual’s character and will, creating a kind of basic foundation for his future personal growth – the saying “a healthy mind in a healthy body” was clearly not coined by fools. Naturally, in the field of amateur sports, a person also acts and functions according to certain rules and norms dictated by society. Thus, a certain part of its rational and critical “ego” is lost and dissolved within the collective. However, in physical education, this is not as crucial as in professional sport, as all possible negative manifestations of “crowd influence” on an individual do not extend beyond the boundaries of interpersonal relationships.
Conclusion: physical education and amateur sports serve human values more, while big sport and its “adepts” serve the values of the System.
The Book of Your Life
“Stepping outside the System is not an open, destructive war. It is the creation of an underground, far-reaching network of free people united by a single noble goal.”