@Shadaya_Knight You spent the whole season mocking Arsenal, now they have crossed the line, it must be very painful for you to write such paragraphs like a woman. It’s football, relax!
Midnight I received a call from this other dude, an Arsenal fan screaming his lungs out "we won, we won, we won". Almost tore my earpieces with his noise.
That time the dude, is broke and that's when it struck to me, football is the only thing happening in his life. He is living vicariously through "his team".
Why so many men treat their team’s win like it’s their own?
Walk into any bar on a Champions League night and you’ll see it. Grown men screaming, jumping, cursing at the ref like they’re on the pitch. The team wins, and suddenly it’s “we did it”. The team loses, and it’s a bad Monday.
That’s vicarious living, and soccer is the main drug for it.
*1. Identity without effort*
Building status in real life takes years: career, family, skills, money. Supporting a club gives you an instant identity. You’re a Man City fan, a Man Utd fan, an Arsenal fan. No tryouts needed. When they win, your identity wins too.
*2. Controlled emotion in a boring world*
Most of life is muted. Work, bills, routine. A 90-minute match is 90 minutes where you’re allowed to feel everything at max volume. The highs feel earned, even if you did nothing but watch. It’s a legal hit of purpose and tribal belonging.
*3. Tribe > Individual*
Humans are wired for tribe. Your club is your tribe. When they score, you get the same neurochemical hit as if _you_ scored. Dopamine doesn’t care that you were on the couch. It cares that “your group” succeeded. That’s why losses feel personal - it’s a group loss.
*4. Low cost, high payoff*
You can be a fan from anywhere. No gym, no talent, no risk of injury. You put in $0 and 2 hours a week, and you get bragging rights, community, and emotional highs for months. It’s the highest ROI hobby out there.
*The catch*
It becomes a problem when it replaces real wins. If your only “we did it” moment is your club lifting a trophy, you’re renting meaning. Real fulfillment comes from things you actually control: your health, your work, your relationships.
But used right, it’s healthy. It’s ritual, community, and a break from the grind. The mistake is confusing “we won” with “I won”.
Be a fan. Celebrate. Then go build something in your own life you can say that about.
Learn OR perish!!!
MHSRIP- 💔💔💔💔
I drove this car in 1997 as my first car BMW 325i. Having passion for cars Brent should have known, this car is still among the strongest , oldest and fastest cars around but with ==ZERO== safety features only safety belts, no ABS, no Airbags, no Sensors, just like Mazda Cronos!
This is not a car for speed lovers, it kills the owner!
#SADNEWS Gone too soon, doing what he loved most. A true car enthusiast whose passion for cars will never be forgotten. Rest easy Brent😚 🕊️🏁
Brent is gone💔💔, what a loss💔
@Shadaya_Knight Silly you, ATM has nothing to play for except UCL this season. Check how many players are not playing this game who played vs ATM. Saka even taken out for the second half. Unofunga here or you just think you know everything?
Atletico rested their main players in their la liga game meanwhile Arsenal is playing their main players in their league game. That's what has decided who goes through this midweek in their Champions League 2nd leg.
Looking at that Arsenal line up, Arteta didn't go to win but to draw. And that's why they're going to lose both the match and title. He doesn't have the killer instinct.
If there's one thing about Ishow Speed, don't try to come on his stream clout chasing or trying to push your brand
That's where our African celebrities & influencers failed, he is a kid who just want to experience different cultures & vibes
He already has access to actual celebrities e.g Cristiano Ronaldo, Drake, Michael B Jordan. On top of that he's more famous than almost all the celebrities we have and richer too
So no one here can really have him star struck. But what he'd appreciate is how the ordinary folk go about their day to day. Those real life experiences which our celebrities & influencers are ashamed of, that's what he wants to experience
@zinaraZW i am simply trying to top up my ice cash account. The delays i intend to avoid at the tollgate i am now experiencing them right at your offices.
1. How can i wait 2hrs to make a simple payment?
2. Why cant we make these payment top ups using mobile money like zesa?
Handed the keys to a new office aircon humming, gadgets shining, MacBook ready. Nothing was left behind. @MudiwaHood , ndinotenda zvikuru 🙏🏾.
I’m just a ghetto boy, but today I sit in a decent office, with a decent job and a decent pay coming end of month. Vachatenda nemutupo vabereki Vangu💪🏾🔥. MY WISH🥹🥹
To every hustler in the streets, ghetto youth, Graduates keep grinding, keep believing. One day, your story will inspire the next generation.
Mazuvano ndikunamatira my Brother Mudiwa Hood, kubudirira kwavo ndokubudirira kwangu…🙏🏻