[lifeisstillgood]

Oh that’s a fascinating reaction I never thought of. I mean people might refuse to work for any gambling company or any arms maker, but I cannot I imagine someone offered a job in banking refuse say Goldman but take JP Morgan, simply because their family have been Morgan fans for generations and would never accept any other bank …

[pbalau]

Not sure if you intentionally obtuse or simply don't get it. There is no reason to be a fan of an organization whose main goal is to be making money, but there are plenty of reasons to be a fan of an organization whose main goal is to be better at a sport than other similar organizations.

[atq2119]

I don't think the distinction is about whether the organizations make money; the distinction is about entertainment. Professional sports are primarily a form of entertainment. Sports fans are a bit like music fans in that regard. The rivalries in sports can get toxic sometimes, but there's weird snobbery in music and other arts as well.

[addandsubtract]

There's no reason to be a fan of an organization whose main goal is to make money, yet GP said he's a Chelsea fan.

[idiotsecant]

You don't think professional soccer teams are an organization whose main goal is to make money?

[dambi0]

If it is, and it probably isn't, they are really not very good at it.

[alt227]

So they are looking for people in the Venn diagram cross section of AI researchers and Arsenal FC supporters, of which I imagine there are very few.

[druskacik]

You underestimate how much being a soccer fan means, especially in countries like UK.

[dh2022]

I met some Americans who would never work for the New England Patriots.