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Nobody is forcing you to watch or care about the Olympics. You chose to read the article and comment on it.

• TrinaryWorksToo 2y ago
  Ads. Ads are forcing me to care about the Olympics. Peer pressure forces me to watch the Olympics to know what people are talking about.
  • g15jv2dp 2y ago
    > Ads are forcing me to care about the Olympics. Are they? At worst they force you to notice that the olympics are going on. > Peer pressure forces me to watch the Olympics to know what people are talking about. Talk about something else with these people if the olympics don't interest you...
    • TrinaryWorksToo 2y ago
      I don't control other people's topics of conversation. You're correct, they force me to notice over and over again.
      • g15jv2dp 2y ago
        > I don't control other people's topics of conversation. Talk with other people then... > You're correct, they force me to notice over and over again. Boo-hoo.
        • TrinaryWorksToo 2y ago
          > Boo-hoo Just because it didn't bother you doesn't mean it doesn't bother me. > Talk with other people then... So you have more options than I do it seems, doesn't justify being rude.
• oulipo 2y ago
  And what? I might like sports, but not the way it's presented. I like that people share their joy of performance, I don't like the celebration of competition, but rather of collaboration and shared enjoyment, which should be what is truly celebrated