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I don't get it.
I mean fundamentally I don't get it - I can see the point of being the best at something but not the point of being the best at something out of people who are bad at that something?
Its like taking a bunch of school kids and seperating the bottom 5% in terms of ability and then letting them have a competition to see who is least crap and then giving them medals?
I believe in rights for the disabled but this just seems weird and cringeworthy.
Additionally, I know the olympics aren't perfect but they look it compared to how much worse the paralympics are in terms of a few privileged rich countries turning up.
Thoughts?
I mean fundamentally I don't get it - I can see the point of being the best at something but not the point of being the best at something out of people who are bad at that something?
Its like taking a bunch of school kids and seperating the bottom 5% in terms of ability and then letting them have a competition to see who is least crap and then giving them medals?
I believe in rights for the disabled but this just seems weird and cringeworthy.
Additionally, I know the olympics aren't perfect but they look it compared to how much worse the paralympics are in terms of a few privileged rich countries turning up.
Thoughts?