It’s being shouted from all corners: The U.S. Open has become an overcrowded, overpriced circus awash in influencers, aspirational influencers, corporate stooges, drunken buffoons, brand activations, inane stunt food, weed smoke, and bettors. It is newly hostile to children, people who value personal space, and genuine fans of tennis. These louts and narcissists, armed with…
"At the intersection of broader disconcerting trends—everything is phone, everything is gambling, and nobody knows how to be around each other in public—lies the 2026 U.S. Open." defector.com/the-state-of...
"At the intersection of broader disconcerting trends—everything is phone, everything is gambling, and nobody knows how to be around each other in public—lies the 2026 U.S. Open."
Good stuff as usual from @girinathan.bsky.social
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If there’s a problem here, it might merely lie in mankind. At the intersection of broader disconcerting trends—everything is phone, everything is gambling, and nobody knows how to be around each other in public—lies the 2026 U.S. Open.
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"But amid all the superficial discourse around caviar chicken nuggets and content creators, there is real existential rot here at the U.S. Open."
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Great reporting from @girinathan.bsky.social
this and many of the comments really nail it. sometimes i think 'man why is it so appealing to simply never do shit?' and naturally the answer hiding in plain sight is 'because everything sucks.'
defector.com/the-state-of...
“At the intersection of broader disconcerting trends—everything is phone, everything is gambling, and nobody knows how to be around each other in public—lies the 2026 U.S. Open.” defector.com/the-state-of...
