I abhor the Olympics.
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I don't get that into the Olympics either but people are allowed to be excited by whatever they want, you had some great points and you are right with how Britain is overspending for the Olympics but it's hard to side with you when your talking like the guys who like the Olympics are stupid cretins for liking something you don't. Your the only sane person on the planet? Why? You hate something others like. I forgot the part where opinions were on national IQ tests.
I also want to be in a society where scientists and teachers are respected more and were we applaud hard work over petty earned fame but you have to respect that people like the Olympics and that no amount of shouting can change that. Surely the whole point of freedom is that nobody can dictate to you what you can and can't do. I like video games, I'm sure a lot of us here do but some people don't and they probably view E3 as a waste of money. Does that mean it's wasted money? Less people like E3 so they could easily say since less people like it that it means there's no point in having it since less people would be annoyed.
People like you and me who don't like the Olympics have no right to dictate about closing it just as much as guys who hate gaming have a right to try and get gaming closed and not one person can try telling me they wouldn't mind some guy badmouthing video games or did I forget the part where we gamers made Jack Thompson the video game equivalent of Satan, Hitler and Joseph Fritzel all wrapped up in one.
I also want to be in a society where scientists and teachers are respected more and were we applaud hard work over petty earned fame but you have to respect that people like the Olympics and that no amount of shouting can change that. Surely the whole point of freedom is that nobody can dictate to you what you can and can't do. I like video games, I'm sure a lot of us here do but some people don't and they probably view E3 as a waste of money. Does that mean it's wasted money? Less people like E3 so they could easily say since less people like it that it means there's no point in having it since less people would be annoyed.
People like you and me who don't like the Olympics have no right to dictate about closing it just as much as guys who hate gaming have a right to try and get gaming closed and not one person can try telling me they wouldn't mind some guy badmouthing video games or did I forget the part where we gamers made Jack Thompson the video game equivalent of Satan, Hitler and Joseph Fritzel all wrapped up in one.
Ha! Hahahahaha! I'd love to say that to people who hate on the space program.Mau95 said:
Normally I just tell them how the space shuttle's o-rings allowed my grandfather to survive his heart valve replacement.
That usually gets them a little quieter, at least.
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Wow, it must have read most of my writing projects.
Look, I can get being annoyed by the overexposure the Olympics get (get ready to hear that theme song for the next 3 months), but they really aren't anything to get worked up about. Yes, sports are technically completely useless, but so are the majority of books with a few exceptions. Also, can us gamers really complain about people wasting their time on pointless activities that don't affect the world around them?
I haven't seen you on here much before, Char-Nobyl, but you just made my day to a point where I'm sending a friend request as soon as I finish this post.Char-Nobyl said:
I know... good thing I like the theme song (at least Leo Arnaud's portion of it [the first part]) Otherwise I'd tear my hair out.Dangit2019 said:
But the Olympics aren't scripted. All of the shitty reality shows you listed are heavily scripted.
Not to mention, the reality shows show the worst of the worst of humanity. The Olympics show the best of the best, the most physically and mentally fit that this world has to offer.
These two differences alone, I feel, more than disprove you completely.
Not to mention, the reality shows show the worst of the worst of humanity. The Olympics show the best of the best, the most physically and mentally fit that this world has to offer.
These two differences alone, I feel, more than disprove you completely.
This is the only Olypic related thing I care to watch. It's weird yet somehow enthralling.
(For legal purposes, the only way you can get this legally is on a region 2 DVD or a secondhand VHS).
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I don't like them taking over everything in media. Everyone is talking about it and when you normally don't like something, you don't watch it. Which is rather hard with some of the Omnipresent media events. Don't like a new Song? Well, you're going to hear it twenty times a day anyway.
Don't care about Olympics? If you don't want to hear about them, you better stop paying attention to any news outlet.
Also, the Olympic Games might have been a Symbol of Peace but they have been corrupted and abused to no end. Dictators have been hosting them to feign willingness for Peace while building an Army.
But then again, i can avoid most of the Information flood and the Games are still a "good" Symbol.
Also, it happens only every four Years, or two Years with the Wintergames.
I doubt there will be many Cars driving down the Street honking like Idiots when someone that carries the Flag of our Nation around won something. Like they do with soccer Championships around here.
Don't care about Olympics? If you don't want to hear about them, you better stop paying attention to any news outlet.
Also, the Olympic Games might have been a Symbol of Peace but they have been corrupted and abused to no end. Dictators have been hosting them to feign willingness for Peace while building an Army.
But then again, i can avoid most of the Information flood and the Games are still a "good" Symbol.
Also, it happens only every four Years, or two Years with the Wintergames.
I doubt there will be many Cars driving down the Street honking like Idiots when someone that carries the Flag of our Nation around won something. Like they do with soccer Championships around here.
I've spent the past couple of days sat in front of the TV, cheering team GB on. I'm not a huge sports person now, but I used to be into a few things... snowboarding, parkour, rugby, rowing... it's good to encourage this kind of interest in sports and it's nice to see the world come together for something good.
The first ever games where women have been allowed to participate by every country involved is a milestone too.
If you'd asked me a week or so ago I'd have been more cynical. But I've really enjoyed every moment of the games so far and I'm sure I'll continue to do so. It's the first time in over a year that I've been galvanised into trying to get back into shape.
Asking what's the point of it is kind of stupid. It's about competition, achievement, it's about being involved in something as a nation and also about welcoming people of all nations. I'd say it has a lot more going for it than your shitey reality TV and films which themselves serve no real purpose.
The first ever games where women have been allowed to participate by every country involved is a milestone too.
If you'd asked me a week or so ago I'd have been more cynical. But I've really enjoyed every moment of the games so far and I'm sure I'll continue to do so. It's the first time in over a year that I've been galvanised into trying to get back into shape.
Asking what's the point of it is kind of stupid. It's about competition, achievement, it's about being involved in something as a nation and also about welcoming people of all nations. I'd say it has a lot more going for it than your shitey reality TV and films which themselves serve no real purpose.
In future, when posting long rants, please refrain from the good ol' block o text and double space between paragraphs.
Like this.
Like this.
OP:
VALIDATE EVERYTHING YOU ENJOY.
GO ON.
DO IT.
I freaking hate people who post stupid shit like this. "I hate this, how could anyone like it, what's the point?" The point is people enjoy it.
VALIDATE EVERYTHING YOU ENJOY.
GO ON.
DO IT.
I freaking hate people who post stupid shit like this. "I hate this, how could anyone like it, what's the point?" The point is people enjoy it.
This isn't about the Olympics. You clearly just don't understand sports. Personally I'm not a fan of team sports either, but it's mindblowingly easy to see why people like it. It's healthy, it's fun, it's physical, there's strategy involved, teamwork, there's great challenge, great competition.
The comparison to reality TV is beyond me. How are these alike at all?
The comparison to reality TV is beyond me. How are these alike at all?
I could see the "reality tv" comparison, because a lot of the Olympics focuses on the personal stories behind the athletes. In that respect, it's more true to "reality tv" than any other "reality tv" show out there.sethisjimmy said:
I think you are right when you say the OP doesn't get sports. Every time the Olympics comes around, I get inspired to try fencing, something I have wanted to do for a long time.
The only difference this time around: I finally found a local place that gives classes in sabre fencing, so I'm gonna go try it out soon.
I feel sorry for you.
You obviously aren't good at anything and thus are petrified at being compared to others.
The Olympics are for those people who are the best at what they do, to compete against others at what they love. They couldn't really care less if you watch them or not, they have worked for most of their lives to get there.
So please, I implore you, if you don't want to watch the Olympics, don't.
That way we can do without your incessant whining.
You obviously aren't good at anything and thus are petrified at being compared to others.
The Olympics are for those people who are the best at what they do, to compete against others at what they love. They couldn't really care less if you watch them or not, they have worked for most of their lives to get there.
So please, I implore you, if you don't want to watch the Olympics, don't.
That way we can do without your incessant whining.
For me, I just wish the sport was relegated to the 759 sport channels, instead of moving everything else out of the way so we can see highlights of the Albania-Luxembourg ribbon twirling quarter finals.
So I'm kind of with the OP.
However, During the opening ceremony, the president of the Olympics gave a speech about how this was the first olympics to have female competitors from every country, and the camera shifted to groups from Saudi Arabia and the like, and I so enjoyed see women in headscarves so evidently happy and proud to be there, and extremely grumpy men with big moustaches glaring, obviously hating the equality of it all
I'll put up with it all for that bit
So I'm kind of with the OP.
However, During the opening ceremony, the president of the Olympics gave a speech about how this was the first olympics to have female competitors from every country, and the camera shifted to groups from Saudi Arabia and the like, and I so enjoyed see women in headscarves so evidently happy and proud to be there, and extremely grumpy men with big moustaches glaring, obviously hating the equality of it all
I'll put up with it all for that bit
Oh god.. not another one of the 'what is the point of sport' people. If you really cant wrap around the fact people like different things then... I have no words.
I mean really? how can one be so ignorant.
I am really beginning to wonder about this community, begging to give the impression that we are all 'closeted up nerds who hate sport and popular people'.
Bah, we are better than this.
I mean really? how can one be so ignorant.
I am really beginning to wonder about this community, begging to give the impression that we are all 'closeted up nerds who hate sport and popular people'.
Bah, we are better than this.
Im not against the olympics per se and as a British citizen i feel moderatley proud of the work thats gone into the olympics but i have to admit sport as an istitution doesnt do alot for me. I cant get my head around why sport (unlike any other kind of activity) gets to use the argument "sport is good because its sport" and why people just nod and agree. While sport does generally lead to exercise which can be positive (although thats not an argument i accept for sports like golf and dart) there are equally negative elements. These include but arent limited to physical injury from playing, violence as a result of sport (fights between supporters ect) and quite often the production of highly undesirable role-models for children (some sports people not all).
Now Im not saying sport is bad, or that it shouldnt be promoted even, I just think it ought to be made to justify its value like any other activity. If i made a public statement that: "Everyone should watch more TV because TV is good for you" the universal response would be "WTF? Explain yourself." and rightly so. But people say "People should play sports because sport is good for you" and everyone goes "Oh ok, sport is good".
Now Im not saying sport is bad, or that it shouldnt be promoted even, I just think it ought to be made to justify its value like any other activity. If i made a public statement that: "Everyone should watch more TV because TV is good for you" the universal response would be "WTF? Explain yourself." and rightly so. But people say "People should play sports because sport is good for you" and everyone goes "Oh ok, sport is good".
Having a bad week, are we?
I can understand how you seemingly don't enjoy any kind of sport since I have friends who think the same way, but it surprises me how you're not just indifferent about the Olympics, you actually want "this whole useless event to go away forever." What truly vexes me is that you seem incapable of discerning a bigger picture to the Olympics, that they're more than just men and women flexing their muscles to prove who's the best.
From my understanding, the Olympics are supposed to be about an exercise of international cooperation and a show of goodwill from all corners of the globe. True, it hasn't always been about that and politics always manages to seep into it, but the point of the Olympics has always been a celebration of what humanity can do both as athletes and as members of a global community.
There's something quite admirable about how an individual can devote so much time into training and honing their skills just to be one tenth of a second faster, or one centimetre farther. What Olympic athletes demonstrate is perseverance and determination to better themselves. They inspire others to push themselves in different ways and, in so doing, teach people the value of hard work and the intrinsic rewards therein.
These are the things I think you have left out from being so narrow-minded. While we are not all inclined to sports, we can at least see they have some benefits.
I can understand how you seemingly don't enjoy any kind of sport since I have friends who think the same way, but it surprises me how you're not just indifferent about the Olympics, you actually want "this whole useless event to go away forever." What truly vexes me is that you seem incapable of discerning a bigger picture to the Olympics, that they're more than just men and women flexing their muscles to prove who's the best.
From my understanding, the Olympics are supposed to be about an exercise of international cooperation and a show of goodwill from all corners of the globe. True, it hasn't always been about that and politics always manages to seep into it, but the point of the Olympics has always been a celebration of what humanity can do both as athletes and as members of a global community.
There's something quite admirable about how an individual can devote so much time into training and honing their skills just to be one tenth of a second faster, or one centimetre farther. What Olympic athletes demonstrate is perseverance and determination to better themselves. They inspire others to push themselves in different ways and, in so doing, teach people the value of hard work and the intrinsic rewards therein.
These are the things I think you have left out from being so narrow-minded. While we are not all inclined to sports, we can at least see they have some benefits.