>But, I don't get to pretend like the sports world is full of pretentious dickheads. Kinda funny how that works. Somehow what "normal" people do is always right and good
Uh, that's what pretentiousness is. Sports fans don't (by and large) act like they're better than you because they understand what's happening and you don't.
No, sports fans really do act like they're better because they understand what's happening and you don't. Maybe you haven't been exposed to this because you understand sports. You will definitely get snotty reactions if you ever let on that you don't know about the basics of football or basketball in the US. I don't care, but this is definitely one of those things.
Uh, that's what pretentiousness is. Sports fans don't (by and large) act like they're better than you because they understand what's happening and you don't.