my unpopular opinion is that they are a waste of time and effort.

  • Mellow
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    3 months ago

    I believe there is a lot of positive reasons to have the Olympics. It’s a symbol of peace. Nations joining together in the spirit of competition to send their best athletes to compete. Culture is shared. Cities hosting it put their best foot forward. Everyone comes together.

    As far as the negatives. The amount of money and work required to host is getting out of hand. They should seriously pair back the amount of competitions. I just freaking watched break dancing. Seriously? Dressage? Should we just cut to the chase and award medals to the horses? Maybe we stick to athletic human sports and drop some of the frivolity, or artistic endeavors where judges are required to decide style points when a stopwatch or a tape measure should do. The sheer amount of resources required to support this bloating competition has gotten out of hand.

    • Hegar
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      273 months ago

      Nations joining together in the spirit of the rich lording it over everyone else, I think you mean? Or the spirit of sport-washing dictatorships, maybe?

    • Wild Bill
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      93 months ago

      Well now… break dancing was actually pretty fun to watch, in my opinion. Perfect balance between rhythmic gymnastics and dance.

    • @[email protected]
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      53 months ago

      Have ever tried riding a horse? Dressage is not just the horse, it’s exhausting for the rider as well.