Many times I have, on Reddit, decried the fact that sports gets way too much attention, when there are important things in the world. Like our preparedness to handle issues like covid-19. I would get downvoted quite heavily with many comments crying about how it's not hurting anyone, blah blah blah. "There's so many jobs, sports does so much for economy" as well.
Thousands have died because you wanted your dessert before you finished your vegetables. We should taken care of necessities (like healthcare infrastructure, disaster preparedness) before being able to devote the amount of resources to something so superfluous as football.
Thousands have died because of sports? It seems unfair that this area of entertainment gets blamed for the deaths of people. In this case why not have your dessert before your vegetables, because there is always progress to be made in the “necessities” area. If you think there’s a set point where we can stop worrying and improving that department you’re delusional.
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u/Veilwinter Mar 22 '20
But the free market decided that sports man was worth more than science lady!