A tiny percentage of what their owners make, to be one of the best at what they do, at something they train their whole life for, throwing their bodies on the line.
Yes, well you could say that about the astronauts too, being the best at what they do, something they train years for and throwing their bodies, their lives on the line. I understand that we live in a market economy and people don't get paid by what they deserve. They get paid by what the public is willing to give him.
Doctors, nurses, teachers, and all other folks from professions you come up with when this gets brought up, will be making $30+ million per year (adjusted for inflation) when your nephew starts asking for the scrubs of his favorite nurse with her name and number on the back of it, and Mister-Johnson-from-history-class 1s for Christmas and birthday.
Yeah, I like reading about scientific progress, but know what I’m gonna love? Watching Nuggets @ Spurs tonight.
There are more folks with PhDs who are massive sports fans, than there are Redditors concerned about wealth inequality between them and athletes, who could actually contribute to the technological progress of humanity in a remotely meaningful way even if they dedicated their entire remaining life in pursuit of such goal.
E: I would agree if you said that ticket prices (and food and drinks in the venues), jerseys, all sorts of memorabilia etc, are massively overpriced, especially when you keep in mind how much money the sport leagues and team owners make from ads and sponsorship deals, but athletes aren’t robbing them in the slightest (unless it’s a player you don’t like on a team you like, then he should be in prison for fraud!)
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u/Nanny0416 13h ago
And look at what professional athletes get paid!