There's so many ethical problems constantly overshadowing the Olympics that it's hard for me to enjoy watching them. I have some excitement for the athletes but no longer make a point of watching them. It's a shame because it's a good idea, but there's a lot if changes that need to happened; coverage is just the tip of the iceberg.
Not so. You're 20+ years late for that. When you require viewers to create accounts with individual identity, you've gone beyond advertising. Of course you might argue that the modern ad industry has evolved beyond advertising. We have just failed to relabel it.
Funny that it's an advertising event that I can't watch. I see ads when I watch something. They have made it impossible for me to watch. Ergo, I am not being advertised to. Good job everyone, we did it!
Hoping the olympics just goes away. Now it's all hyper scientifically prepped professionals competing to get attention in between ads on some idiotic exclusive network. College football is about to become the same thing. No more thrill of victory or agony of defeat, just filler to sell more toilet paper or something.
"...about to..."? What happened to cause this new thing? Do you mean that some of the people who work their asses off and destroy their health in order to generate all the money will get a tiny share of that money? Don't worry there will still be plenty of money left over for Dabo!
> College football is about to become the same thing.
It's a crime that a game between 2 not top 25 teams that run the clock takes 4 hours in a brutal September 12pm game; just so that commercials can play.
> just filler to sell more toilet paper or something
This has also bothered me, all the ads I get are toilet paper and insurance. I don’t feel the least bit influenced by them but they must spend gobs of money to make sure I know their name.
I'm so done with the f-ing Olympics. They're just a vast marketing scam that countries and cities buy into -- often acting against the wishes of their own people. The cities that host them see more negative impact than positive; and, frankly, the coverage is boring.
After the last fiasco in Brazil, I was hoping it would drive a spike into the heart of the old relic -- maybe the tremendous loss on the investments in Tokyo will help it end . The summer games are the only ones any mass audience really cares about anymore, true?