Weird…during the few years I did it I was in the best shape strength-wise I’d ever been in, (I was a skinny rock climber but New Orleans is flat and for the first time I put on bulk) and had a lot of fun learning to lift weights. and I made good friends at a place I just moved to, and I saw a lot of obese people get a lot of confidence because before they lost weight they first got a lot stronger. They could lift a lot more than a fit but skinny kid like me. I could do a lot more hand stand push-ups but fat chance I could dead lift more than them. I never did any competitions but the first day I did 100 burpees in one go was probably the most exhausting thing I’ve done since summit day on Kilimanjaro. My wife still mentions how much she misses what she calls my crossfit butt. I have a lot less time to work out now that I’m in a high risk line of work studying medical applications of snake venoms for my PhD and a snakebite I got in Ecuador necessitated a surgery that has made working out pretty tough so I’m working on a 6 ft 175 pound dad bod now. Climbing will always be my favorite but crossfit was a great change of pace and I definitely miss it. So I don’t think you’ve done crossfit, and I don’t think you care what I have to say, but why go out of your way to disparage something that clearly helps people get in shape, and offers people a friendly and supportive place to learn a new set of skills just because you like to jump on every internet fad that comes along. Have you heard more people bragging about crossfit or making fun of it? Cult…I play magic the gathering and D&D too, I guess I’m just a cultaholic…oh yes, and I love fidget spinners.