[rlayton2]

While reductive, isn't that true in many professional sports though? I have a wide variety of tools I can use to travel 100m faster than Usain Bolt, but its incredible to watch him do it on his own.

[l33t233372]

I agree that professional athletes are entertainers, but I’m not sure what you’re getting at with that point.

[haswell]

The way I read this, in a world with machines that can travel at high speeds, people still watch professional runners because they are interesting to watch, and we’re inspired by human achievement.

For similar reasons, it doesn’t really matter that computers are better at chess than us.

[tomjakubowski]

The cool thing I think is that we watch both, running and race cars.

[sixstringtheory]

Also, I can drive my car to get places quickly, but sometimes I enjoy cycling or walking instead because it allows me to take in my surroundings more fully at the slower pace, and the exercise makes me feel good.

[cjohansson]

Yes but humans are required (as runners or drivers) to make it interesting to watch. Humans are human-centered by nature (of course)