[forgottenpass]

> Sports are incredibly boring and mindless

So are your hobbies.

> At least politics is something that actually affects everyone whether they want it to or not.

Everyone need an outlet for team loyalty and deep emotional investments in outcomes. Spend that drive worrying about what color someone's jersey is, so you don't do it worrying what color their tie is. Then you can spend your calm, cold, and rational cycles towards politics.