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These kind of issues are really interesting because sports are by nature unfair, but it's been decided to remove part of the unfairness but now some is brought
by Zababa 5y ago
These kind of issues are really interesting because sports are by nature unfair, but it's been decided to remove part of the unfairness but now some is brought back in with that.
- Taniwha 5y agoThat's purely because the Olympics got rid of the poetry, town planning and similar events https://www.planetizen.com/node/87885/going-gold-when-town-planning-was-olympic-competition https://www.planetizen.com/node/87885/going-gold-when-town-p...
- twic 5y agoA piece theorising "refinement culture" [1] points out that the Olympics have changed a lot since their invention and revival. Originally, they were a celebration of the human form. Now, they're about putting up the most extreme freak you can find. I didn't find the overall argument persuasive, but i thought that was interesting. [1] https://paulskallas.substack.com/p/refinement-culture https://paulskallas.substack.com/p/refinement-culture