Yeah but... The meme in OP wasn't about paying to watch a porn show. That would still be different than paying for a sports game but I could see the analogy and grant you have a point there.
No, the meme here is about men getting so wrapped up in a parasocial relationship that their desire for intimacy leads them to do things that are not only pitiful in terms of the interpersonal dynamic, but are also financially ruinous. That's very different than paying to watch porn and it's even more different than buying a ticket to a sports game, even an overpriced ticket.
Finally, I'll add that I'm quite surprised by the attitude that equates having a private, porn-based relationship with being a sports fan. I suspect this gets talked about regularly among people who participate in OF etc, as a sort of rationalization/normalization?
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u/randomways 4d ago
People who buy $500 stadium tickets with $20 beer and hotdogs