scalebar on Nostr: US-based TV coverage of the Olympics has been circling the drain for the past few ...

US-based TV coverage of the Olympics has been circling the drain for the past few decades. It's gone from tolerable to barely tolerable, to outright annoying, with a collage of personal-interest stories and gushing commentary that's so insanely cringe.

Maybe it's just a uniquely American thing to want to manufacture some patriotism through the lens of the individual's story. Instead of letting the competition play out and drama speak for itself, it's turned into a series of commentary, stats, rah-rah cheerleading, and over-the-top personal stories.

Like, can we just watch an minimally processed feed of a competition without cutting in with a personal sob story about someone's family or when they lost their first tooth?

Then they rolled out this feature today... 🤦‍♂️