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[–] fartripper@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This is so insensitive. None of those planets sent any representatives for at least the last 12 years and you aren’t even acknowledging why.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 months ago

From what my history teacher tought me, the ancient Olympic games might have been inspired by people from other planets than earth, but I think outside the solar system

[–] dodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Out of the hundreds of judges, over 97% were born on Earth.

All 97%, and all of the remaining 3%, have lived on or in the orbit of Earth for the past three consecutive years. Their financial records indicate that their income is primarily from terrestrial sources.