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A pandemic Olympics, without all the crowds: What gets lost?
By TED ANTHONY TOKYO©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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starpunk
And you don't even get a hug from whoever gives you your medal. A droid gives the medal to you. That's not the same, folks.
Zaphod
Nothing really. It has been a TV event for years now.
starpunk
The thrill of it all. Toyota ain't even sponsoring this flopola. There's nobody to cheer them on. It's so unhuman.
Pukey2
And another sentence from that article:
Pukey2
Septim:
Lifted from the article in your link:
kurisupisu
Japan’s image as a high-tech efficient country, unable to manage viral spread-that’s what.
Septim Dynasty
The economy will be devastated.
https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/noriko-hama-on-the-tokyo-olympics-and-japans-economy/