I found that internet contributed a lot to hating teams because you get connected to their fanbases and most of the time you hate teams because you hate a fanbase. In the 2000s, before my family emigrated to Germany, we didn't have internet in croatia and only black and white TV so I was much more relaxed and enjoyed KO games as they came. I miss those times and I believe this is how normies watch football these days. I am just bitter and angry 99% of the time
