We don't all sit together out in the open the way we used to. The new stadiums attract jobs. Stadiums and skyboxes are a big factor in where corporate leaders locate their businesses. Actually, corporate leaders are too busy considering real factors like tax rates, labor conditions, local talent and proximity to transport, communications and financial services. The industrial revolution in Silicon Valley is a good example of how little corporate giants care about pro sports glamour.
Pro sports are the new secular religion.
Actually, mainstream religion, even though having declined in recent decades, attracts more than 30 times the attendance of pro sports. Actually, the announcers are people like Marv Albert, Frank Gifford, O.J. Simpson and Dennis Miller. Pro sports ties us all together. Actually, in most cities considering subsidies, pro sports quickly becomes the most divisive force in politics. Pro sports are entertainment businesses like the movie companies or record stores.