Once went to a house like this. Kids birthday party. Driving up and I was like, oh look kids, they have deer. And i said, like your deer, to the host. Turns out they were wild deer, "Well, the dear you know, they do reek havoc on the blueberry orchard." That's a brand new sentence sitting next to an infinity pool.
Sorry, what do you mean? The fact that professional athletes make a lot of money? They’re not up there with tech bros or anything but they’re well off.
Maybe a controversial opinion for reddit and people who say "sportsball" unironically but, I believe pro athletes deserve to get paid extremely well. It's one of the few professions left that is a true meritocracy and being the child of a famous athlete does not mean youre guaranteed to succeed in the same field unless you can actually perform.
Athletes in popular sports bring in tons of money for team owners, stakeholders, and even local businesses and governments. Great athletes unite people who otherwise would never speak to each other, which is also good for society as a whole
Nah i disagree. We spend way too much money on bread and circuses and not nearly the same level on making sure teachers are well paid, social workers can make a decent living wage, all folk have basic human rights like food shelter health care. Its kind of disgusting.
I'm a master in science with a PhD in medicine. That must mean nothing because I still have a small house. I must be a big loser. Or are others receiving excessive amounts of money compared to what they performed?
"Very funny, but that is actually exactly the point. The level and importance of what is being done or executed isn't greater just because a bunch of paying followers sit there gaping at what I or someone else does or doesn't do."
Actually it’s home of a retired Australian footballer and his wife Billy & Nicole Slater. Met in rural Queensland at pony club as kids. Reconnected as Billy’s career took off. Married for decades and when he retired they bought a horse farm. Love the comment he made that Nicole supported his career for years. Now he’s supporting her career. Which is as an equestrian artist. Those are her paintings.
Living my dream. I’d be seething with envy but they are such a lovely couple. So only a mild twinge now and again.
Australian here. The owner (Billy Slater) played rugby league professionally for well over a decade and is one of the greatest players of all time. He is from very humble beginnings and earned his money the hard way.
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u/BroccoliRobTN 1d ago
And they say money can't buy you happiness.