Anyone else over the Olympics already??
Honestly, I couldnt care less. With everything else going on in the world and the Hoo Haa about cheating and drugs and the security and the fact its in Paris.... Who gives a 💩??😷
70-79, M
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SandWitch · 26-30, F
I've always been an aquatic athlete myself, but there's a certain amount of insecurity that lurks behind one's desire to compete in the Olympics against other people who are just as insecure about their athletic performance, which is why they're all there in the first place. They all want someone else to tell them through the awarding of a medal, that they meet someone else's standard or approval of performance when judged against others who are at different levels of personal performance at all times. From the outset then, it's never a level playing field when competing against someone else.
But the bottom line is, someone's standard or approval of performance that is imposed onto other athletes is totally irrelevant at the end of the day and those who compete at the Olympics end up coming home, perhaps with a medal, but are not left feeling any more secure about their athletic ability or themselves, than they were when they first arrived at the Olympic village in the first place.
After all, the gold medal is based on someone else's opinion who isn't necessarily an athlete! Who then gives a shitt what they think? What relevance then does a gold medal have? None actually. Why then do people compete for gold medals? Why then do people come home sad and feeling diminished if they only bring home silver or bronze?
It's all about the 'gold', but a gold medal which is not really made of gold, is only awarded just like the silver and bronze, but of itself, a gold medal has no inherent meaning OTHER THAN the meaning we assign to it. A concrete statue of a soldier sitting on a horse has as much inherent meaning as an Olympic medal of any color. The meaning it has is the meaning we assign to it in the moment.
But the bottom line is, someone's standard or approval of performance that is imposed onto other athletes is totally irrelevant at the end of the day and those who compete at the Olympics end up coming home, perhaps with a medal, but are not left feeling any more secure about their athletic ability or themselves, than they were when they first arrived at the Olympic village in the first place.
After all, the gold medal is based on someone else's opinion who isn't necessarily an athlete! Who then gives a shitt what they think? What relevance then does a gold medal have? None actually. Why then do people compete for gold medals? Why then do people come home sad and feeling diminished if they only bring home silver or bronze?
It's all about the 'gold', but a gold medal which is not really made of gold, is only awarded just like the silver and bronze, but of itself, a gold medal has no inherent meaning OTHER THAN the meaning we assign to it. A concrete statue of a soldier sitting on a horse has as much inherent meaning as an Olympic medal of any color. The meaning it has is the meaning we assign to it in the moment.