A pandemic Olympics, without all the crowds: What gets lost?

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At their halfway point, the Tokyo Olympics are still grappling with the fact that there are no crowds.

Competitors run in the semifinal of the women's 800-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo.

They won't, of course. They already aren't. And in fairness, how could they, when part of that very essence — the roar of a real, live crowd — has been excised out of an abundance of caution? Pair that with these astonishing figures: The International Olympic Committee generates almost 75% of its income from the sale of broadcast rights. About 40% of the IOC’s total income is from one source — NBC, the U.S. broadcast rights-holder. And estimates suggest canceling the Tokyo Olympics might have cost the IOC $3 billion to $4 billion.

On one hand, the vantage points from your recliner are better than anything you could see in person. The best ticket at an Olympic venue couldn't begin to approximate what an NBC camera sees. “We’re not only in the best seats; we’re in seats that don’t even exist," Thompson says.There is a very real purpose to crowds, beyond how they impact athletes and performers who are actually there.

 

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Integrity?

This Olympics kinda boring to be honest

I’m fine.

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It seems pretty boring. The sprints and relays are typically my favs, but this time around I'm zzzzzzzz.

Last termination for everybody

One of the dumber hot takes ever. And the NY Times has plenty of them.

No one cares anyways. Get woke go broke.

And the incessant and increasingly desperate commercials.

It's only the halfway point? Ugh,....

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