[generalk]

  > But at least they're out there doing it, venting, and participating in some mostly rules-free shenanigans.

You're obviously starting from the viewpoint that this is a noble activity. That's not necessarily the case. Fight Clubs are romanticized, and who hasn't wanted to try to put one together after watching the film or reading the book, but it's only awesome until some guy shatters a cheekbone or something.

As the saying goes, the only place a gunfight is romantic is in a James Bond novel.

[thunk]

I actually started from the viewpoint that I hate all the hating that goes on around here sometimes, and worked backward from there. I don't feel strongly about fight clubs one way or the other.

[shadowfox]

So in the end you are just arguing for argument's sake?