“Australian hockey ‘star’ amputates finger to play at Olympics” [because he didn’t want to wait for an injury to heal]…. I suppose this is the inevitable result of the sick society we’ve ended up with, but it’s still profoundly insane, that he made this decision and rationalized it thus… - Kotaku In Action 2

“Australian hockey ‘star’ amputates finger to play at Olympics” [because he didn’t want to wait for an injury to heal]…. I suppose this is the inevitable result of the sick society we’ve ended up with, but it’s still profoundly insane, that he made this decision and rationalized it thus… (archive.is)

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– 8BitArchitect 2 points 117 days ago +2 / -0

It's not about "bragging rights" it's about the culmination of their career. Proof that they worked the hardest and are the best at what they do.

Except if they're just taking a pill to get a gold, then it isn't about hard work, it's just about the medal.

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– LauriThorne 0 points 117 days ago +1 / -1

You're absolutely missing the point. They have a completely different mentality than normal people, they're obsessed with being the best and they don't care what it takes to get there.

You think it's stupid because you haven't tried looking at it from their perspective.

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