Do you think sport is one giant money laundering scheme?

[sleepwalk]

The cynic in me says, "Never underestimate the value of bread and circuses."

The romantic in me?

 

[Berserker13]

If it isn't laundering, it's a scam

 

[Jack Reacheround]

They get paid tens of millions of dollars because they have to be in peak physical condition, and he the best at whatever sport they’re playing.

That means they forego other parts of their life. They sacrifice a lot to do that. And if they get injured, which happens a lot, they can’t do it anymore. And they have no other skills.

 

[Prex32]

Don't forget about actors.

and pop stars

 

[Prex32]

They get paid tens of millions of dollars because they have to be in peak physical condition, and he the best at whatever sport they’re playing.

That means they forego other parts of their life. They sacrifice a lot to do that. And if they get injured, which happens a lot, they can’t do it anymore. And they have no other skills.

yeah but theyre not worth billions dude

 

[Jack Reacheround]

yeah but theyre not worth billions dude

They don’t make billions. The industry does. The owners, who aren’t really worth shit, especially since they make the cities pay for their stadiums now, aren’t worth shit. But between them they make billions.

 

[William Huggins]

It's one big distraction for the masses...... Romans loved a distraction........

Monkey!!! Don't look at us!!!! Look at the ball look, look!!!

 

[Jack Reacheround]

It's one big distraction for the masses...... Romans loved a distraction........

Monkey!!! Don't look at us!!!! Look at the ball look, look!!!

I think it does somewhat serve that purpose, though that isn’t necessarily the intent. The intent is, like everything else in America, to make money.

 

[volodya]

I don't understand.

@fica absolutely wrecked you and everyone else who dared to reply to him ITT. What's hard to understand about that ?

 

[IndyCovaHart]

People are obsessed with sports.

This is a website about a sport.

You are on it, TS.

 

[Legumes]

The purest sport is kickball.

The gym coach at elementary school had us playing kickball on an asphalt parking lot as kids. Even after a few broken limbs, we never moved to the perfectly mowed grass field around the side of the school.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

 

[lweiberg]

The gym coach at elementary school had us playing kickball on an asphalt parking lot as kids. Even after a few broken limbs, we never moved to the perfectly mowed grass field around the side of the school.

I imagine it's much harder to do slow rollies or fast bouncies on grass, so good call on the gym teacher, clearly a JBG disciple of yesteryear

 

[nonoob]

Did you quote the wrong person or something?

You're saying they don't need to launder money and I'm laughing at the idea of them needing to launder money.

Spock Logic for the win.​

 

[GSP_37]

My guess is sports is a big contributor to inflation. Too many shitty players get big money deals.

 

[Jack Reacheround]

My guess is sports is a big contributor to inflation. Too many shitty players get big money deals.

Good point. It’s also the main contributor to global warming with all those bovine offensive linemen farting all the time, ejecting methane into the atmosphere.