In the hall of fame of bad ideas, I believe that starting a Fantasy Football league with work colleagues sits at the top.
All is takes is one person casually mentioning the word fantasy football before an avalanche of bad ideas start crashing down.
“oh my god we should all do a league, that would be fun”
“I don’t follow but I’d be happy to fill out a bracket”
“Can you play if you’ve never see any of the Marvel movies”
It’s just not a good idea. Fantasy Football is straight up stupid. And the only thing that makes it fun is when you get a bunch of stupid people who are overly committed to it. It’s the same reason why people who don’t usually partake in it hate the people who do. It’s because they take it too seriously. The problem is that it literally only works if people take this meaningless game too seriously. That’s what makes it fun.
It’s no different than pretending the floor is lava. It’s only fun if you actually believe that the floor is lava. People at work won’t pretend the floor is lava. They might pretend that the floor is a bit hot for like the first three weeks. But ultimately, walking on the luke warm floor will become more of a nuisance than an adventure.
Have I strayed too far in this metaphor? Maybe. Whatever. Don’t do Fantasy Football leagues with work colleagues.
