I’ll go read or work on a project, but nothing is worth commercials. Sports games are played and fit to the commercials in the USA.
Once upon a time I was into baseball back with Maddux, Smoltz, and Glavine. The Braves were the closest pro team to me as a kid that watched The Sandlot too much.
I’ve caught bits and pieces of the current World Series in passing, but I walk out with every commercial. I just don’t care any more. No content is worth wasting half of my time with whatever wares some shitty billionaire is hocking for rent-scription. I’m worth more than that and I’m not willing to sell myself or my time and interests to these people any more. I reject the premise that this is an acceptable normal. You do you, and value your time accordingly. I see ads as worthless lowlife behavior that belongs scared and intimidated under rocks and hidden in creepy caves. Advertising as some kind of acceptable feature in society or as if it has a right to my time is insulting, demeaning, and unacceptable to me. I reject this dystopia.
I don’t think this is unpopular.
There is a disparity between unpopular thought and action. While the sentiment may seem common, those taking action appear to be a minority. If such a sentiment was popular and actionable, the media would cease to exist. People would also demand that games designed to be played in one hour, with nearly insignificant delays to game play, return to the pacing and intended continuity. The gameplay watched in person is filled with the exact same delays as the televised broadcast. All if that is artificial and an insulting waste of time. If this were truly a popular opinion, no one would attend the events or watch a broadcast. In places like Europe, soccer is unbroken by commercials and interruptions during gameplay. If this were a popular opinion, people would walk away from places covered in a vomit of advertising graffiti.
I am saying this is my actionable opinion. I reject the compromise. I will not give in to this as nominal.