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If the Olympics were permanently canceled, nothing of value would be lost. (moist.catsweat.com)

submitted 3 months ago by originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

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my unpopular opinion is that they are a waste of time and effort.

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[–] takeda@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (5 children)

my unpopular opinion is that they are a waste of time and effort.

Let's go further and remove Soccer, American Football, Basketball, Hockey and other sports.

All of that is IMO a waste of time, with no value /s

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 18 points 3 months ago

I was with you up until the /s

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

What's the /s for? Watching millionaires play with a ball to make corrupt rich assholes even richer is dumb as fuck

[–] corroded@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

We really should. Sports aren't only a waste of time, they're a waste of money, too. It infuriates me that taxpayer money is used to build stadiums.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

You should add "professional" before "sports"

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Agreed, all sports are a waste of time and money.

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

Nah, playing sports is pretty fun. Watching rich people play with a ball is not.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Professional sports is

[–] bluGill@kbin.run 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

For the athlets they are evercise andethus of value I don't understand why you would watch someone exercise though. Much better to watch someone play mandolin...

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 3 points 3 months ago

Because it's generally fun to watch people be really good at stuff. The competition aspect of it creates stories that people get invested in too