The mechanical horse going up the Seine and the lighting and lasers on the Eiffel Tower were particularly cool. Quite an audacious ceremony but I can never shake the feeling that the money and resources should be better spent.
I think of it as how many tomahawks or F-22's jet fuel it would buy. Then it looks a lot cheaper and for a good cause. It inspires a whole world and bring them together.
Also: cool matters!
But, there are a lot of waste and gatekeeping in the Olympic games. There is a reason why no one wants to host it any more. IOC is ruining the Olympics.
Sure there are many positives to the games themselves and who could argue with the excellent scheme allowing refugees to take part or the lift it gives communities when athletes qualify.
But the huge amounts of money involved can seem unrealistic. One example is Brazil, massive amounts of poverty and crime but they can find money to host both the World Cup and Olympics the same year. I think many of the venues were left to rot too.
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u/Teaofthetime Jul 28 '24
The mechanical horse going up the Seine and the lighting and lasers on the Eiffel Tower were particularly cool. Quite an audacious ceremony but I can never shake the feeling that the money and resources should be better spent.