In contrast to “leisure”, which can be idle time of ease, respite, and relaxation, competitive leisure is the use of free time to engage in an activity, typically done only to relax and relieve stress, to instead compete to achieve a goal in order to feel superior to others who may also enjoy the same leisure activity, so that the leisurely feelings of ease, respite, and relaxation are dependent on winning, besting others, and succeeding at pointing out to others one’s own superiority.
Eric and Tim rode their fat tire bikes up the mountain trail in the snow for an hour, neither one wanting to quit, letting their fun ride become a battle of competitive leisure.
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Player 2: Man that's just how it is in ranked. It's basically the definition of the phrase!
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