It&#x27;s a different kind of entertainment. There&#x27;s a social aspect to it - it&#x27;s more fun when you&#x27;re watching with friends - as well as an attachment kind of thing, when you identify with a team. We all have our own tribalism.<p>Remember that just because both your passion and someone else&#x27;s passion are vaguely related to &quot;sports&quot; does not mean they&#x27;re the same. There are other things people get out of it.<p>As another example, no one can quite explain the allure behind &quot;Let&#x27;s Play&quot; videos, for example. <i>Why would someone watch someone else playing videogames?!</i> But they&#x27;re still growing in popularity.