And affects a far wider swath of the public. A better comparison would be a pharmaceutical company to a recording company/artist. Both can release a product that's consumed by millions. Do both rake in enormous profits? They sure do.
it's not even that.
it's the simple fact that entertainment generates much more money than doctors do.
And affects a far wider swath of the public. A better comparison would be a pharmaceutical company to a recording company/artist. Both can release a product that's consumed by millions. Do both rake in enormous profits? They sure do.
Yep, it is as true now, as it was 1000's of years ago.Life is both the physical and mental.
According to you, entertainers are overpaid. According to the world, they're not. Clearly the world places more value in entertainment than in doctors or teachers. I see nothing wrong with that.
Um, according to the World?
Where are you getting that from? Many countries did not have the same hyper-inflated importance placed on entertainers as we do. The more a country has to work to survive, the less a bunch of 'roided primates running around kicking a ball matter to them.
We have gotten so disjointed that we pay a football player more than a scientist. We pay a movie actor more than we pay a physician.
If you want to extend the comparison, we pay a broker more money to sell a house than all the people who designed and built it... combined. And we do that several times during its lifetime.
We also pay people more money to simply move money around than to actually produce anything that can be bought, sold or traded.
The "world" has said many things. If pop culture has anything to say about it, the World is seriously deranged and incredibly stupid. So if the "World" says that this is worth that much, I am inclined to think that it is not a very valid appraisal.
I don't like watching men in nylon chase balls.
Makes sense to me - music, sports and film brings immediate joy (or frustration, or anger, but either way they're stimulated) to a lot of people, and people generally live in the moment.
What countries don't pay their best actors or musicians more than their best doctors or scientists?
Yes, according to the world we've clearly voted with our wallets and demonstrated that we value entertainment over scientific progress. Makes sense to me - music, sports and film brings immediate joy (or frustration, or anger, but either way they're stimulated) to a lot of people, and people generally live in the moment. The worst term I could assign to this is short-sighted.
Um, according to the World?
Where are you getting that from? Many countries did not have the same hyper-inflated importance placed on entertainers as we do. The more a country has to work to survive, the less a bunch of 'roided primates running around kicking a ball matter to them.
We have gotten so disjointed that we pay a football player more than a scientist. We pay a movie actor more than we pay a physician.
If you want to extend the comparison, we pay a broker more money to sell a house than all the people who designed and built it... combined. And we do that several times during its lifetime.
We also pay people more money to simply move money around than to actually produce anything that can be bought, sold or traded.
The "world" has said many things. If pop culture has anything to say about it, the World is seriously deranged and incredibly stupid. So if the "World" says that this is worth that much, I am inclined to think that it is not a very valid appraisal.
For those that hate sports, did you not play them as a kid or had a bad experience?
GWC,
I have not donated jack to research, but I am willing to forgo certain projects that the government pays for, lik eMILITARY SPENDING, in order to sponsor more research and development. But that is more political than OT.
By the same token, I have spent $0 on sporting events, broadcasting, and licensed paraphenalia in the past 10 years or so. It just ain't worth it.
Russia, China, South Korea, Ivory Coast, Pakistan, Iran, Poland, Germany (maybe).
These are rough guesses ad you and I both know that there are countries out there that do that.
Like I said, and you ignored, countries that need things, ones that have less "free time" to go play with themselves generally value artisans and craftsmen over performers.
It has been proven with shows like "Jersey shore" and "Dancing with the Stars" (not to mention TMZ, E! and others) that the general population is NOT intelligent. They are given everything they need w/o having to consider anything else. They are incapable of fathoming the extent that their entertainment dollar could have helped their lives and the lives of others if we simply took half of what we are willing to spend on the dead air between our ears and place it toward scientific exploration and discovery.
As a testament to our ignorance, we are willing to fire teachers and cut the space program to nil to "balance the budget" when spending on capital hill niceties out-paces the shuttle program (we don't want the Senators to use Marcall, now do we?). The issue there being, people cannot see what can be, they only are concerned with here and now. If they could "buy" a cure for AIDS rather than pay for the research, then they would be ready to cash in to save lives, but tell them that it will take years to do and it is no longer something they can understand.
So, we take our money and we are willing, as a species, to throw it at tennis shoes, sporting events and light beer and say "To hell with engineering! The game is on!"
your the expert on DOPE. Rattle on!!How do you feel about athletes that use performance-enhancing drugs?
You know.... Dopers
GWC,
I have not donated jack to research, but I am willing to forgo certain projects that the government pays for, like MILITARY SPENDING, in order to sponsor more research and development. But that is more political than OT.
By the same token, I have spent $0 on sporting events, broadcasting, and licensed paraphenalia in the past 10 years or so. It just ain't worth it.
one of my best friends out there really dislikes sports. he is content that the NFL is even rigged.
he lifts weights however he is not athletic at all. he isn't good at sports or games when he tries them.
in general, he just HATES HATES losing at things so he tends to not do ANYTHING competitive.
he likes playing video games, but he will use cheats when available. whenever we play anything competitive against eachother and he loses, he ALWAYS makes excuses. he never wants to play party games like beer pong, horse shoes, cornhole, or any of that stuff. i just think in general he hates to lose so therefore he doesn't do anything that he knows he will not win at.
Life is both the physical and mental. I would just as soon give up reading as I would quit watching football or lifting weights.
Um, according to the World?
Where are you getting that from? Many countries did not have the same hyper-inflated importance placed on entertainers as we do. The more a country has to work to survive, the less a bunch of 'roided primates running around kicking a ball matter to them.
We have gotten so disjointed that we pay a football player more than a scientist. We pay a movie actor more than we pay a physician.
If you want to extend the comparison, we pay a broker more money to sell a house than all the people who designed and built it... combined. And we do that several times during its lifetime.
We also pay people more money to simply move money around than to actually produce anything that can be bought, sold or traded.
The "world" has said many things. If pop culture has anything to say about it, the World is seriously deranged and incredibly stupid. So if the "World" says that this is worth that much, I am inclined to think that it is not a very valid appraisal.
Yeah healthy body healthy mind..not to mention sleep better, feel better have more energy etc I get really perturbed when I hear about canceling primary school sports due to budget. Sports are just as important as Algebra IMO in so far as teaching healthy habits teamwork dedication and whatnot. However watching doesn't do anything for people. Usually it's counter productive e.g. beer and pizza and sitting. That's why when you walk into a sports bar it looks like a weight loss clinic waiting room.
Yeah healthy body healthy mind..not to mention sleep better, feel better have more energy etc I get really perturbed when I hear about canceling primary school sports due to budget. Sports are just as important as Algebra IMO in so far as teaching healthy habits teamwork dedication and whatnot. However watching doesn't do anything for people. Usually it's counter productive e.g. beer and pizza and sitting. That's why when you walk into a sports bar it looks like a weight loss clinic waiting room.