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On the oneu200b hand, it’s likeu200b beingu200b the kid who’su200bu200b sick at home, watching with your nose pressed up against your bedroom window while everyone else frolics outside. On the other hand, sometimes the playoffs are more fun when you don’t have a rooting interest, or at least less stressful. And more importantly, as all those playoff teams get eliminated, their fans get to be sad too. Welcome to the pity party, losers.
Therefore, I can understand if you non-playoff fans have some mixed feelings these days.