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

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      94 months ago

      The Olympics is a time to celebrate athletes in sports we don’t follow every day.

      I don’t watch baseball, soccer, basketball, etc at the Olympics because they all get plenty of air time.

      In the last week I watched water polo, gymnastics, breakdancing, volleyball, skateboarding, and more.

      There’s an event (modern pentathlon) that consists of pistol shooting, fencing, Horsemanship, running, and swimming. That’s a fascinating mix of disciplines and there are people who train for decades to be good at it, and I think it’s wonderful that they get their time in the spotlight every few years.

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      4 months ago

      Hmm, an interesting take. The Olympics, being an international multinational event, being in a singular location could cause political tension between countries. It would have to be on neutral land for such a thing to work. Maybe some of that unclaimed land In Africa?

      Edit: messed up the formatting by accident.

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          14 months ago

          I mean that could work from my American perspective, I’m unsure about other parts of the world. Perhaps we shouldn’t care about those sort of silly high school level drama between nations? I don’t think I have enough understanding to know. But Switzerland is pretty so I’m down with it.