Every city and country just has a different reason for wanting to host the [Olympic] games.
Gary HustwitWho know what life is going to be like. I mean, there was no demand for the spaces before. It's not like people were flocking to Sochi before; they just didn't have enough hotel rooms and arenas to fill the need. So that's what we'll look at when we go there. But we'll wait a few years until things kind of return to normal.
Gary HustwitBeijing is an example of [families were displaced for the Olympics]. Something like 10,000 families were moved out.
Gary HustwitIn some bigger cities, I don't think people really realize these structures were built for the Olympics.
Gary HustwitLike for Putin it's really about hosting this two-week [Olympic] party and showing it off to the world.It's a pride thing. It's a big PR exercise for him and for Russia. So, at that point $50 billion and some environmental damage and a small city's future don't really matter.
Gary HustwitEverything in Athens is probably a good example. Any time when there really isn't a need for these facilities in these cities, but they get built anyway for the games, everybody has kind of wishful thinking about what the afterlife of these spaces is going to be. If there is not demand for it before the Olympics, there's probably not going to be demand for it afterwards.
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