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I had to look up 'enhanced games'
Back in the day, someone suggested that people should read a lot of science fiction books so they'd be ready for the changes the future would bring.
I should have read no science fiction, because I am constantly being disappointed by what people decide to do with tech.
I had to look it up too.
I was thinking "who the fuck thinks it's a good idea to run an Olympics-style sporting event that encourages PED use?" until I got to this part in the article:
"...with backing by Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jr...."
Oh, okay, that makes sense. It's just backed by two of the worst people on the planet. Honestly, they're probably hoping to see people die in these games.
They probably took Squid Game as a fun suggestion.
Some Onion-style editorial suggested referring to murdered school children as 'patriot angels' because they died defending the 2A. Charlie Kirk said pretty much the same thing with no irony.
remember death race, starring sly stallone? that sounds fun