2024 Paris Olympics

[tower912]

The creator has said it is specifically NOT the last supper.

But facts and truth rarely impact the fauxrage economy.

[Pakuni]

The creator has said it is specifically NOT the last supper.

But facts and truth rarely impact the fauxrage economy.

It must be exhausting to live in a world where you've been convinced all facets of society are out to destroy your values. The media. The government. Hollywood. Educators. Social media companies. Bud Light. Keurig. Starbucks. ESPN. M&Ms. Netflix. And now, the Olympics.

[jutaw22mu]

It must be exhausting to live in a world where you've been convinced all facets of society are out to destroy your values. The media. The government. Hollywood. Educators. Social media companies. Bud Light. Keurig. Starbucks. ESPN. M&Ms. Netflix. And now, the Olympics.

Everything is exhausting these days...every little thing can be offensive to anyone if they want to make a stink about something.  In graduate school I once got berated in front of my research group by another graduate student because we were doing a journal club on some paper that came from a Candadian group and I had refered to them as "Canucks."  Apparently it is inapprorpriate and offensive despite the existence of a hockey team from Canada with the same name...

Unfortunately, for the creator, people jumped on the whole "Last Supper" thing before he could clarify that it wasn't meant to be the Last Supper and now they are too far down the rabbit hole to step back and admit they were wrong to be outraged in the first place.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Everything is exhausting these days...every little thing can be offensive to anyone if they want to make a stink about something.  In graduate school I once got berated in front of my research group by another graduate student because we were doing a journal club on some paper that came from a Candadian group and I had refered to them as "Canucks."  Apparently it is inapprorpriate and offensive despite the existence of a hockey team from Canada with the same name...

Unfortunately, for the creator, people jumped on the whole "Last Supper" thing before he could clarify that it wasn't meant to be the Last Supper and now they are too far down the rabbit hole to step back and admit they were wrong to be outraged in the first place.

So you're saying we shouldn't hold our breath waiting for roqqet to admit he was wrong?

[MU82]

It must be exhausting to live in a world where you've been convinced all facets of society are out to destroy your values. The media. The government. Hollywood. Educators. Social media companies. Bud Light. Keurig. Starbucks. ESPN. M&Ms. Netflix. And now, the Olympics.

The Deep State controls it all. Never forget the Deep State!

[The Sultan]

It must be exhausting to live in a world where you've been convinced all facets of society are out to destroy your values. The media. The government. Hollywood. Educators. Social media companies. Bud Light. Keurig. Starbucks. ESPN. M&Ms. Netflix. And now, the Olympics.

Jane Coaston 🏔️
@janecoaston
The degree to which some political culture is made up of Finding crap About Which to Whine is almost impressive to me

[jficke13]

If we had state-sponsored athletics programs like China or the old Soviet Union, you would be absolutely correct.

I had a co-worker once who was an immigrant from the USSR, and she remembers being vetted as a 5-year-old for gymnastics.  If they had chosen her, they would have taken her away from her parents to train.

I was being a bit facetious.

[jficke13]

Men's individual foil has one guy alive in the round of 4 later this afternoon. I was a little surprised we had two others lose in the round of 16. The two who are out were legit medal contenders.

[MU82]

Men's individual foil has one guy alive in the round of 4

How many dead?

[jficke13]

How many dead?

The field was 64... so I suppose 60.

So far.

[Jockey]

So you're saying we shouldn't hold our breath waiting for roqqet to admit he was wrong?

Not until OAN tells him to.

[Jockey]

How many dead?

Sword fighting is a tough sport. Only one guy standing at the end. No silver or bronze medals.

[The Sultan]

Men's individual foil has one guy alive in the round of 4 later this afternoon. I was a little surprised we had two others lose in the round of 16. The two who are out were legit medal contenders.

How often does fencing follow seed form at the Olympics? In other words, are upsets common?

[Jockey]

How often does fencing follow seed form at the Olympics? In other words, are upsets common?

Has anyone ever payed close enough attention to know?

[The Lens]

It must be exhausting to live in a world where you've been convinced all facets of society are out to destroy your values. The media. The government. Hollywood. Educators. Social media companies. Bud Light. Keurig. Starbucks. ESPN. M&Ms. Netflix. And now, the Olympics.

It disgusts me that you left Target off this list. And Disney.

[Pakuni]

It disgusts me that you left Target off this list. And Disney.

And the NBA and NFL.

[Uncle Rico]

France has equaled us in total medals and has 1 more gold.  Even though I'm boycotting, this is outrageous

[Scoop Snoop]

Sword fighting is a tough sport. Only one guy standing at the end. No silver or bronze medals.

I'd kill for a chance at a gold medal.

[jficke13]

Has anyone ever payed close enough attention to know?

I've only followed it for a few olympics cycles since I started fencing myself, and almost exclusively follow foil, so I don't know that I have a wide enough perspective to comment. I will say that the qualification process requires all of these fencers to more or less fence at world cup events against each other pretty often, and the world rankings are fairly predictive or at least generally so. But that might be more of a thing kind of like baseball's long season is good at sorting teams but a short series can let weird things happen.

Well, it's one 15-touch bout and all of these guys are freakishly good, so you could trip up even though you're a world top 5.

[MU82]

Just seems silly to have a sport in which the combatants bash each other over the heads with fences.

[The Sultan]

I've only followed it for a few olympics cycles since I started fencing myself, and almost exclusively follow foil, so I don't know that I have a wide enough perspective to comment. I will say that the qualification process requires all of these fencers to more or less fence at world cup events against each other pretty often, and the world rankings are fairly predictive or at least generally so. But that might be more of a thing kind of like baseball's long season is good at sorting teams but a short series can let weird things happen.

Well, it's one 15-touch bout and all of these guys are freakishly good, so you could trip up even though you're a world top 5.

Thank you.

[jficke13]

Just seems silly to have a sport in which the combatants bash each other over the heads with fences.

That's epee and sabre. The head isn't a valid target in foil. Plus you have to depress the tip of the blade in both epee and foil, so I suppose in sabre there could be bashing.

So right now it's more like poking someone from groin to neck with the tip of a fence.

[jficke13]

dangit, Itkin into the bronze medal bout.

[lawdog77]

Just seems silly to have a sport in which the combatants bash each other over the heads with fences.

The fences are made with foil, so it doesn't hurt

[MU82]

Better fences than feces, I suppose.