Buying tickets to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics is kind of like having a megawealthy friend talk to you about the hobbies that they enjoy. Do you fence? Do you like cricket? Badminton’s fun, right? Like a diabolically rich friend, the Olympics are also, at the same time, a test of financial responsibility. How much would you pay to watch people gracefully sword fight? Do you think you could learn to love cricket if you were spending $100? Would you like to go into mild credit card debt to see a less beautiful version of tennis? Ultimately, I said no to my rich friend, the Olympics. I wasn’t alone. As so many potential LA 2028 spectators have expressed , the entire ticket-buying process — email registration, a finicky website, specific time slots, opaque inventory — was bad.…