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As far as I'm concerned, the regular Olympics are also pretty damn "Enhanced", whatever that means. Our bodies produce a whole plethora of chemicals, many of w
by antisthenes 3y ago
As far as I'm concerned, the regular Olympics are also pretty damn "Enhanced", whatever that means.
Our bodies produce a whole plethora of chemicals, many of which are responsible for competitive performance. Olympic medalists tend to be outliers as far as genetics and chemicals their bodies produce. Sure, you can make the argument that their bodies produce this "naturally", but to an average person like you or me, who isn't particularly athletically inclined or physically gifted genetically, either one of these categories might as well be freaks of nature.
Trying to squeeze an extra 1% of performance out of our bodies, while pushing them to the absolute brink of failure seems pretty grotesque on some kind of deeper level.
Team sports are slightly better in this regard, but they have their own set of problems (over-commercialization and idolization), but at least they add a whole another skill vector that's relevant.