Rethinking our approach to sports is another good way to chip away at the prevailing culture of gigantism. At the very least, if we watch college football on TV, we ought to demand that broadcasters abandon their myopic over-focus on that smug hothouse of national championships and future NFL superstars, the Southeast Conference.  Treating all schools outside the SEC as insignificant is a glaring example of the kind of toxic contemporary gigantism that demeans all but a miniscule few.  We need to be able to see more games featuring the colleges that people in our region have attended, and thus have some actual connection to.

There’s also no need to stop at football—or at colleges. 

For example, if you like baseball and there’s a minor-league club near you, why not check them out?  You might find it a lot more satisfying to be at a game where the players can clearly hear and appreciate your individual voice cheering for them—and you might be able to meet them before or after the game.  

And of course, let’s not forget local high school teams, especially in your original or adopted hometown.