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by g15jv2dp 682 days ago
Nobody is forcing you to watch or care about the Olympics. You chose to read the article and comment on it.
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oulipo 674 days ago
And what? I might like sports, but not the way it's presented. I like that people share their joy of performance, I don't like the celebration of competition, but rather of collaboration and shared enjoyment, which should be what is truly celebrated
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TrinaryWorksToo 682 days ago
Ads. Ads are forcing me to care about the Olympics. Peer pressure forces me to watch the Olympics to know what people are talking about.
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g15jv2dp 682 days ago
> Ads are forcing me to care about the Olympics.

Are they? At worst they force you to notice that the olympics are going on.

> Peer pressure forces me to watch the Olympics to know what people are talking about.

Talk about something else with these people if the olympics don't interest you...

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TrinaryWorksToo 681 days ago
I don't control other people's topics of conversation.

You're correct, they force me to notice over and over again.

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g15jv2dp 681 days ago
> I don't control other people's topics of conversation.

Talk with other people then...

> You're correct, they force me to notice over and over again.

Boo-hoo.

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TrinaryWorksToo 681 days ago
> Boo-hoo Just because it didn't bother you doesn't mean it doesn't bother me.

> Talk with other people then...

So you have more options than I do it seems, doesn't justify being rude.

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