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Do you think the Nobel Peace Prize still makes sense? If so, who would you give it to? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 20 hours ago by zaknenou@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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would be kinda amusing if we had similar ceremonies here on Lemmy.

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[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 19 points 16 hours ago

I think it's dumb how much cultural weight the Nobel Peace Prize is still given. It's a popularity contest judged by 5 Norwegian politicians.

Obama getting the prize less than a year into his presidential term, only to airstrike Libya two years later. And the entire EU winning the prize in 2012 for existing.

I'm similarly unimpressed with prestige awards elsewhere, like the Oscars for film.