A piece theorising "refinement culture" [1] points out that the Olympics have changed a lot since their invention and revival. Originally, they were a celebrati

A 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