There are a lot of people who destroy their bodies and shorten their lives for less than a multi-million dollar paycheck. I don't blame the players, I blame the system that leads them to this end. A poor kid who is good at football can pull their entire family out of poverty by taking a few blows to the head. It's not an individual's fault for choosing that.
The problem is that it's easier to be a brain-damaged, ex-player millionaire than a brilliant scientist millionaire. This country shits on intelligence and worships entertainment
Define easier... Being a brilliant scientist (or engineer) will get you comfortably a mid-6-figure job in and research lab. That will make you a millionaire in about a decade if you are responsible with your savings, and there's tens of thousands of those in the world, maybe hundreds.
Folks who point at football players as proof of what we value miss the mark entirely, you and I have more in common with the football player when it comes to percentage of value they generate vs receive.
Unfortunately this is a nation made largely of spectators. They don't do anything. They watch to live vicariously and make their whole identities celebrating the accomplishments of sportsballers, actors, and lately politicians 🤮.
I disagree. Morons need a healthy and safe outlet for their tribalism. When they don't get it, they instead indulge in culture war and politics as a way to go ugga bugga me vs you. Look around at how that plays out. I'd rather have drunk footballers and fistfights than the literal end of the world.
It's 2026 and they're STILL mad a black man dared to kneel (a world wide agreed upon position of respect) during the national anthem. Talk about brain damaged sad people.
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Another option is to stop idolizing people that play a child's game for fame and profit.
Y'know what? I'll cheer anybody who risks a lucrative career and public vitriol to quietly, elegantly bring attention to systemic civil rights abuses.
…While intentionally shortening their lives and destroying their bodies.
Contact sports! Yay!
There are a lot of people who destroy their bodies and shorten their lives for less than a multi-million dollar paycheck. I don't blame the players, I blame the system that leads them to this end. A poor kid who is good at football can pull their entire family out of poverty by taking a few blows to the head. It's not an individual's fault for choosing that.
The problem is that it's easier to be a brain-damaged, ex-player millionaire than a brilliant scientist millionaire. This country shits on intelligence and worships entertainment
Define easier... Being a brilliant scientist (or engineer) will get you comfortably a mid-6-figure job in and research lab. That will make you a millionaire in about a decade if you are responsible with your savings, and there's tens of thousands of those in the world, maybe hundreds.
Folks who point at football players as proof of what we value miss the mark entirely, you and I have more in common with the football player when it comes to percentage of value they generate vs receive.
Brain damage: it's what children crave!
They may crave brain damage, but what they yearn for is the mines and you know it.
Gridiron football is NOT a child’s game, unsafe for them.
Same could be said for adults. We've created incentives for people to hurt themselves purely for entertainment. It's pretty barbaric.
And they make a pittance relative to their output while the owners institute socialism for themselves, it’s a microcosm of economic woes.
Fun to watch though
The people who play it, watch it, and obsess over it, may be physically grown but they are still children.
because they enjoy athletic competition? that’s a pretty strong statement.
ok. neat. sports are the devil I guess because humans innately form in and out groups.
I kinda feel bad for you.
That’s unfortunate for you.
American Football is not for children!
Unfortunately this is a nation made largely of spectators. They don't do anything. They watch to live vicariously and make their whole identities celebrating the accomplishments of sportsballers, actors, and lately politicians 🤮.
I disagree. Morons need a healthy and safe outlet for their tribalism. When they don't get it, they instead indulge in culture war and politics as a way to go ugga bugga me vs you. Look around at how that plays out. I'd rather have drunk footballers and fistfights than the literal end of the world.
I don't think you're supposed to point out the bread and circuses so blatantly
It's 2026 and they're STILL mad a black man dared to kneel (a world wide agreed upon position of respect) during the national anthem. Talk about brain damaged sad people.
Isn't he also doing a lot for black communities? I bet they hate that a lot
They probably just hate him for being black tbh
"In a world of black people, be white"
In a world with black people...
Racist crybabies: "protests shouldn't be disruptive, don't block streets"
Colin Kaepernick and some other NFL players: "Sure, we'll do something different"
Racist crybabies: "No, not like that either!"
Kneeling is so disrespectful!
Proceeds to go to church and kneel for communion.
Who dat, what they doin, why it matter?
Dart, football player for Giants, recently introduced Trump at a rally.
I'm guessing the guy on the right is Colin Kaepernick.
Six Seven.