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It's not just science reporting. One of the reasons I hate the Olympics is that I like to watch sports on TV: Not heartfelt stories of overcoming adversity to
by mikekchar 8y ago
It's not just science reporting. One of the reasons I hate the Olympics is that I like to watch sports on TV: Not heartfelt stories of overcoming adversity to become one of the world's elite. Not teary eyed medal ceremonies with semi transparent backdrops of national flags blowing in the wind. Not endless medal count standings. Not interviews of people with three medals around their necks, with insets of proud parents in the upper left hand corner. I just want to see the sporting events.
Today's society values drama above everything else. It's a shame (either that they do, or that I don't fit in ;-) ).
- glitcher 8y agoI largely agree, but to add another perspective I have always viewed sports themselves as simply action-driven drama. It can be entertaining to watch, but ultimately the end results seem inconsequential to me compared to things like scientific discoveries.
- alasdair_ 8y agoI really liked watching the original Ninja Warrior (the Japanese version). I even liked (to a lesser extent) the first US-heavy version. I stopped watching for exactly the reason you describe. The exact same thing happened with esports. Five minutes of actual play, 25 minutes of fluff.