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Opinion | The MAGA-backed ‘Enhanced Games’ are an ethical nightmare
- Las Vegas hosts the Enhanced Games, an Olympic-style event with athletes reportedly encouraged to use performance-enhancing drugs.
- Critics warn about billionaires exploiting sports for entertainment and potential drug-use encouragement for youth.
- Thiel and other tech elites are linked to transhumanist themes promoted by the event backers.
- The piece questions the motives of the event's backers and describes it as unsettling propaganda.
- The article frames the Enhanced Games as reflecting late-stage capitalism in entertainment and sports.
- The event is positioned around drug-use promotion, drawing attention to ethics and governance in sport.
- The article ties the promoters to a broader transhumanist ideology.
- The piece mentions Trump Jr. and Peter Thiel as prominent MAGA backers of the event.
- The article notes the event could be part of a broader cultural phenomenon tied to wealth and tech influence.
- The piece highlights the ethical concerns about promoting drug use among youth athletes.
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