"That contrast is where the power comes from. You get unpredictability without existential risk. You get chaos that’s bounded. The play might fail or succeed, but the system itself is stable. There’s a beginning and an end. The whistle will blow. The next play will come.
I think that mirrors how a lot of people want to experience the world more generally."
https://www.vox.com/podcasts/476277/football-nfl-college-playoffs-klosterman-book-tv
