I did find it intriguing that, despite lockdowns and travel restrictions still in place all over the planet, somehow the Olympic Games in China were allowed to go ahead, with mass media coverage obviously. While we were supposed to be cowering in our homes, in fear of the deadly virus, only allowed out if fully vaxxed and muzzled, this did seem rather incongruous to me.

Incongruous, until the words 'bread and circuses' sprang to mind, then it started to make sense.