from Tim Benz of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,

The difference between all those articles talking about sports viewership is how the groups of numbers are framed. The data can be arranged and highlighted in whatever way you see fit to present them.

Come to think of it, that’s similar to how covid-19 data is often presented to the public — based on the bias of whatever news outlet you may be consuming at the time.

Some on #TeamStayInside will pluck the negative viewership numbers and say, “See, this is why there’s no need to rush back sports! They aren’t that important! People found other things to do during the pandemic.”

Those people are wrong. On many levels.

In fact, I’d argue the opposite. I’d say the ratings numbers are mixed because life outside of sports has impacted sports so much, we just want them back to the way we remember.

I know I do.

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