This is a long, leftover thought, inspired by some words I ran across in the Miami airport shortly after the PartyPoker Million cruise:
\”It is no superficial thing, a fad or moment of a generation. It is as deep as our consciousness and is woven into the fibers of our being. This is the ape and tiger in us, granted, but it is in us, isn’t it?\”
Jack London
Dallas Times Herald, July 17, 1910
He\’s talking about boxing, not poker. But it still seems relevant, as apparently 100 years ago people were wondering if boxing would fade away into the historical archives. And though it now seems likely that Ultimate Fighting may be the new favorite form of pugilism, the \”sport\” has had a nice run.