originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.world · 4 months agoIf the Olympics were permanently canceled, nothing of value would be lost.message-squaremessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1317arrow-down185file-text
arrow-up1232arrow-down1message-squareIf the Olympics were permanently canceled, nothing of value would be lost.originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square85fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBiezelboblinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up92arrow-down2·4 months agowasting time on something you enjoy is not actually wasted time. Besides, so many people get positivity from watching etc
minus-squareoriginalucifer@moist.catsweat.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down4·4 months agoTime you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. - John Lennon
minus-squarewildncrazyguy138@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down3·4 months agoRight!? Can we not yuck other people’s yum please? I wonder what the response would be if the OPs unpopular opinion had been on video games and esports instead? For the record, I enjoy video games.
minus-squareMindTraveller@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·4 months agoYou don’t need to bankrupt entire cities to build esports arenas so esports is better.
minus-squareZarcher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoOn a planet as diverse as ours, there should be plenty of room for both regular sports and e-sports.
minus-squareMindTraveller@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 months agoThere is plenty of room. But the Olympics insist on changing city every 4 years and building a brand new stadium and village every time. It’s wasteful.
wasting time on something you enjoy is not actually wasted time. Besides, so many people get positivity from watching etc
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. - John Lennon
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Right!? Can we not yuck other people’s yum please?
I wonder what the response would be if the OPs unpopular opinion had been on video games and esports instead? For the record, I enjoy video games.
You don’t need to bankrupt entire cities to build esports arenas so esports is better.
On a planet as diverse as ours, there should be plenty of room for both regular sports and e-sports.
There is plenty of room. But the Olympics insist on changing city every 4 years and building a brand new stadium and village every time. It’s wasteful.