politics
Friday, December 3, 2021
Monday, December 6, 2021
that's not how a boycott works
it means Biden won't show up and fall asleep while watching people run fast
usually for 1 day
VP usually attends for more
it's a big global conference the first couple days
then all the diplomats/politicians go home
actual boycotts work
because it de-legitimizes a sports match
when one side doesn't show up
when your mom doesn't show up to watch you play though
no one cares
(it's happened before)
See, I would have thought that too
but I don't think it maters as much as you think it does
because for most sports, the olypmics are more of a formality
there favorites to win at the olympics, are favored because they won a gold medal, a couple months before, facing the same athletes they would in the olympics
yeah, sometimes things change, or someone upsets the favorite
but in something like track or swimming
the same 8 people tend to finish exactly the same, the entire year
lmfao
that is such a non committal boycot
usually Bopit
they spend all day taking roids and training
while living at home with their parents
or in a training commune
I've actually (somehow) met a lot of Olympic athletes
or at least a lot of people in that sphere
it's weird
that is weird since usually olympic athletes are adults
Replying to Phijkchu_Pikachu #klombak that is weird since usually olympic athletes are adults
yeah that's what I was thinking
I work with a girl who was an Olympic gymnast until she blew up her ankle rn
they don't Bopit
they get a tiny stipend
and then get more if they win tournements
enough to live on... maybe
not really
more like
enough to not die
Replying to Spooky Phijkchu #spooky.131 and then get more if they win tournements
I figured this was the bulk of their income
not at all
winning a gold is $40k
I assume a lot of the actually liked ones get sponsorship deals?
and the stipend for top-tier athletes is like 2-3k/month
people on niche teams, like bobsled
get <$1k