This Olympics, are you taken aback how technology and times have changed?

[paledreams]

The world sure feels smaller than when I was 6 years old in the millennium year aka year 2000 when the Australian Olympics Games was held that year, it sure was a smaller world then and I'm amazed I remember a fair amount from that far back age bracket of my memory banks - there were PC computers yet no small electric notebooks or electronic whiteboards - only chalk, blackboards, texters and smaller whiteboard.
Anyways. And sure Backstreet Boys and NSYNC and space themed bubble gum music was all the rage/trend. Anyways.
In 2024 this is my 8th Olympics in my lifetime so far at 30 years old and 7th that I've actually watched aka television. Anyways.
Thoughts folks or friends? Hasn't the world sure gotten smaller and some would say uncomfortably smaller. The tech changes are and is still cool though.

Yes, world smaller for the worst (tech advancements still cool though)

No, world smaller for the better (thanks to tech and societal progress)

You're living in the past man 😛👅

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I don't care for Olympics/sports

Who the hell still uses a television, HA!

[Skinhead-1979]

I've noticed I am becoming more and more hostile to technological advancements; sure, in some fields it is nice and beneficial... in others there are severe risks attached to it.

While Ted Kaczynski is of course not a man you'd want to be associated with... I do agree with parts of his manifesto.

The only thing which comes to mind which I do see as a massive benefit is that with all the technological advancements there is no longer an excuse to be ignorant; information is readily available and people can easily educate themselves.

I also like that it has become a lot easier to connect with people; all my 'friends' (Brothers I call them) are online and live in all 'corners of the world'.

[Iron_Man]

Not this Olympics I don’t like all the countries coming out in boats and they’ve taking everything completely out of the stadium from what I saw on YouTube

[paledreams]

The stadium tradition - its sad as well for me. Cauldron, etc - sigh 😔 I wonder if Los Angeles will do any better with their own from what I've seen, their stadiums are very - either open air or very - odd - roof'd

[Iron_Man]

I’m not sure maybe they can open the roof. It depends if it’s retractable or not but they had the Olympics before they did good.

[Anonymous]

It’s people with mental illness that have reached positions that allow for them to make changes that’s are mental and slowly brainwashing the population into think that’s “normal”. It’s not. We have Halloween for a reason. You can dress up as whoever you want. People with gullible minds that go along with it are the ones ruining society. Because the ones doing it are clearly mental and need help but those who are not mental and accepting all that are the ones enabling such people to continue to ruin the world. Calling it “woke” that’s not work it’s mental illness.

[strateguy632]

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