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It’s sad to see our attention span decreasing. We’ve become to attached to our devices and so used to automated behaviour, we don’t tend to realize what it is that we’re are doing
Great post, but curious why you filtered out the length of NFL games, which typically last about 3 hours, even though there’s roughly only 15 minutes of game action (WSJ study shows an average play only lasts 4 seconds). That would make them the second longest game if included with baseball, basketball, and hockey, but still waaaay ahead in terms of popularity. I don’t think shortening the time of baseball games is going to increase the popularity of the sport or the following of its star players on social media.
It’s sad to see our attention span decreasing. We’ve become to attached to our devices and so used to automated behaviour, we don’t tend to realize what it is that we’re are doing
Great post, but curious why you filtered out the length of NFL games, which typically last about 3 hours, even though there’s roughly only 15 minutes of game action (WSJ study shows an average play only lasts 4 seconds). That would make them the second longest game if included with baseball, basketball, and hockey, but still waaaay ahead in terms of popularity. I don’t think shortening the time of baseball games is going to increase the popularity of the sport or the following of its star players on social media.