I think you are definitely right about the oversimplification of the future, but I guess the point here is that we oversimplify in a somewhat predictable way.
I know one sports story set in the future, available online check it out.
17776 (also known as What Football Will Look Like in the Future) is a serialized speculative fiction multimedia narrative by Jon Bois, published online through SB Nation. Set in the distant future in which all humans have become immortal and infertile, the series follows three sentientspace probes that watch humanity play an evolved form of American football in which games can be played for millennia over distances of thousands of miles.
There are definitely aspects of modern sports which are not great, but I am of the opinion that they are basically inescapable and on balance are a good thing. I would argue that any specific short-term costs (like allocation of police) is offset by economic, health, and social benefits, some of which may not be very easy to quantify (e.g. father-son bonding over a favorite team). The modern incarnation of sport is still incredibly young; there is probably considerable room for us to optimize their effect on society. As I point out, the problem is that people who think about the future are biased towards thinking of grand projects with very high-minded goals and not things like sports.
I think you are definitely right about the oversimplification of the future, but I guess the point here is that we oversimplify in a somewhat predictable way.
I know one sports story set in the future, available online check it out.
17776 (also known as What Football Will Look Like in the Future) is a serialized speculative fiction multimedia narrative by Jon Bois, published online through SB Nation. Set in the distant future in which all humans have become immortal and infertile, the series follows three sentient space probes that watch humanity play an evolved form of American football in which games can be played for millennia over distances of thousands of miles.
There are definitely aspects of modern sports which are not great, but I am of the opinion that they are basically inescapable and on balance are a good thing. I would argue that any specific short-term costs (like allocation of police) is offset by economic, health, and social benefits, some of which may not be very easy to quantify (e.g. father-son bonding over a favorite team). The modern incarnation of sport is still incredibly young; there is probably considerable room for us to optimize their effect on society. As I point out, the problem is that people who think about the future are biased towards thinking of grand projects with very high-minded goals and not things like sports.