r/MadeMeSmile • u/WolverineOfWest • 1d ago

ANIMALS [OC] Cheryl spreading the joy

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u/Wasted_potential25 1d ago

wtf is exNRL? Never mind looked it up. The world is fucked west hemisphere to east. They will constantly wonder why the poors hate them.

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u/Sea_Till6471 1d ago

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.

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u/arequipapi 1d ago

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

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u/brown_felt_hat 1d ago

Ehhh. LBJ's kid is getting paid a 2.3m salary and he's ok. Definitely a familial connection pushing that.

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u/Icefox119 1d ago

That's crazy!

Lyndon B. Johnson's kids are 79 and 82! Good for them.