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noname223

Archangel
Aug 18, 2020
5,694
I am from Germany and I don't care. Political leaders hope for a push in popularity if their country ranks high. I would be interested in the empirical evidence of such a claim.
 
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Seered Doom

Seered Doom

A nihilist going through an unrelinquished Hell
Sep 9, 2023
921
I am from the US and don't care how high we rank, so long as everyone has fun. That's all that matters imho
 
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bed

CTBed
Aug 24, 2019
918
nope. i haven't watched any of the Olympics or am in the loop. never been a huge fan of sports. also never cared for the tribalistic nature of it.
 
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Angst Filled Fuck Up

Angst Filled Fuck Up

Visionary
Sep 9, 2018
2,985
No. This guy won bronze and then thought to bitch about the condition of the medal itself. But winning bronze is embarrassing. I would have just kept quiet and given it to Goodwill or something.

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pollux

pollux

Knight of Infinite Resignation
May 24, 2024
205
No. This guy won bronze and then thought to bitch about the condition of the medal itself. But winning bronze is embarrassing. I would have just kept quiet and given it to Goodwill or something.

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My dad used to say that winning bronze was better than winning silver, since bronze is for people who won, silver for those who lost.

Of course, he never considered that that only makes sense for elimination tournaments but w/e.
 
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Praestat_Mori

Mori praestat, quam haec pati!
May 21, 2023
12,179
I don't care about that stuff at all.
 
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samdocheon

samdocheon

Optimists are wrong
Jul 28, 2024
123
My dad used to say that winning bronze was better than winning silver, since bronze is for people who won, silver for those who lost.

Of course, he never considered that that only makes sense for elimination tournaments but w/e.
Gold medal 80k € by french fed to their athlets, silver 40k and bronze 20k. For 2024.

65/25/15 in 2021

It's better to loose imo 😅
 
Ironborn

Ironborn

Specialist
Jan 29, 2024
396
I think it's a waste of money both hosting it and how much the athletes get in government funding.
There are potholes like WW1 shell craters where I live but no we're not repairing that we need to pay these fuckers thousands to run or cycle in circles in the hope they win a piece of plated metal once every four years.
This is just aimed at the full time athletes though, the ones who have regular jobs and their sport is just a hobby, more power to them.
 
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AlvinL28

AlvinL28

Christian?
Aug 10, 2024
9
Nah. I'm only interested in the combat sports ones.
Like judo or something.
 
GuessWhosBack

GuessWhosBack

The sun rises to insult me.
Jul 15, 2024
465
I didn't even know the Olympics started until I started seeing that shooter meme.
No. This guy won bronze and then thought to bitch about the condition of the medal itself. But winning bronze is embarrassing. I would have just kept quiet and given it to Goodwill or something.

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I think it looks cool, like one of those coin-shaped chocolates.
 
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CatLvr

Enlightened
Aug 1, 2024
1,115
Only in passing. I do have a lot of respect for the athletes. They have dedicated and sacrificed so much, and worked so hard, to get to where they are. I can barely get out of bed and get dressed most days.
 
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Tarrasque

Tarrasque

Member
Apr 4, 2024
44
I feel like if you are the kind of person who can push yourself hard enough to become the best of the best in your discipline, it's nothing to do with your country and more about the individual who did all that work. I do think the Olympics are pretty cool, it's nice to see what humans can do if they put their all into it.
 
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sserafim

sserafim

brighter than the sun, that’s just me
Sep 13, 2023
9,024
Idgaf
 
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Blurry_Buildings

Blurry_Buildings

Just Existing
Sep 27, 2023
469
My dad used to say that winning bronze was better than winning silver, since bronze is for people who won, silver for those who lost.
My dad said the same exact thing lol. Everyone who wins bronze is just happy to be on the podium, but the people who win silver may think they were just barely not good enough for gold.
 
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BrainShower

BrainShower

Tiny storm
Nov 7, 2023
253
Nope
 
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ThatGuyOverThere

ThatGuyOverThere

David Benatar Enjoyer
Apr 25, 2024
166
Nah, why should I care about the achievements of people who where born on an arbitrary peace of land, that's only connection to me, is that the institution that decided centaury's ago that it had say over me and my life, control both it and the land I live on. Patriotism/Nationalism is just a governments way off controlling empty headed idiots, who want to be told they are right by an institution they where raised up to fear, and bow down to.

So when team GB Wins a medal I feel nothing neither happiness sadness, rather I just don't care. As I feel no Connection to the identity of the people who own the territory I have been born into.
 
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ham and potatoes

ham and potatoes

Just some hillbilly
Mar 27, 2024
456
I don't care how my country ranks.
I do enjoy watching people who are really good at their sport perform and compete.
Their speed, skills, and agility are just amazing.
 
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wCvML2

Member
Nov 15, 2021
455
Not at all. Those are all individuals and their coaches, the country that they are affiliated to is very arbitrary.
 
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ijustwishtodie

ijustwishtodie

I have finally found my ultimate bliss
Oct 29, 2023
5,803
I don't give a shit about the olympics or who wins or loses or whatever
 
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Tesha

Tesha

Life too shall pass
May 31, 2020
915
I don't care about my countries standing, but I do find it somewhat positively emotional seeing the underdogs strive and achieve medals. The only athletes I feel very little connection with are those that earn millions for being able to play with a ball or steer a car. No 'job' should be able to demand that much money.
 
pthnrdnojvsc

pthnrdnojvsc

Extreme Pain is much worse than people know
Aug 12, 2019
3,175
ask yourself why they continously show you this sports garbage and royals of England and 1000's of other meaningless garbage all the time. In the U.S. it's constant with the football baskekball baseball golf tennis etc. what possible meaning could this garbage have , or youtube, news, social media, or anything in the media?
nothing matters anyway but this even less. the only thing that matters is avoiding extreme pain.
 
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3/4Dead

3/4Dead

Peace, Love, Empathy
Feb 27, 2024
450
Shrug, sports make me sad, kinda. So it doesn't matter much to me, I only care if people i'm close to are invested.
 
Steff1337

Steff1337

Autistic and schizophrenic, please be respectful
Jun 21, 2024
659
I like to watch some sports, but I don't care how my country ranks at the Olympics.
 
SoulWhisperer

SoulWhisperer

Severe Medical Phobia « MtF »
Nov 13, 2023
456
I don't dedicate myself to it but I don't mind if my country wins something. I probably won't go boasting about it publicly online but I'd appreciate it. Max I'd is probably pull jokes with my friends if the topic comes at hand.
 
EvisceratedJester

EvisceratedJester

|| What Else Could I Be But a Jester ||
Oct 21, 2023
4,468
I don't really care about medals. I have been following the olympics a bit more closely this time around, mostly just because of all of the shit going this year, such as the shit with australian B-girl. Kind of sucks that she has been gaining all the attention when Philip the Wizard's performance was amazing.
 

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