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

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    7 months ago

    They all have their world championships already so they can already compete there (and I mean, that’s exactly what a multitude of sports do in fact, hell, climbers weren’t that happy about how the sport was added to the Olympics and some high ranking comes just didn’t bother even trying to go).

    The environmental and socioeconomic impact of the Olympics make them something we really should consider at least making permanently held in a specific location.

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      7 months ago

      Hmm, an interesting take. The Olympics, being an international multinational event, being in a singular location could cause political tension between countries. It would have to be on neutral land for such a thing to work. Maybe some of that unclaimed land In Africa?

      Edit: messed up the formatting by accident.

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        7 months ago

        That would mean a private company becoming the owner of land that isn’t part of a country, would be kind of weird wouldn’t it?

        They’re already registered in Switzerland so let them deal with it, countries should refuse to host them considering the cost and the fact that there’s no return on investment in the end.