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All pro athletes accept risk of injury as the price of being the best. If you refuse to take risks then you'll be beaten by somebody who does. Even if the expec

by mrob 8y ago

All pro athletes accept risk of injury as the price of being the best. If you refuse to take risks then you'll be beaten by somebody who does. Even if the expected value for the team as a whole is negative, it often still makes sense to take the risk, because "best in the world" earns you so much more (including earnings from adverts/speeches/movie deals/etc.) than 2nd best. The rules are supposed to prevent this race to the bottom.

jbigelow76 8y ago
Totally valid point, I'm arguing about the sense of urgency in the league addressing it is all. If two jets of the same make and model crash in relatively short window, then yes, ground every last one of them right then and there and get every stakeholder involved; if a bunch of multi-millionaires get some extra side eye because they may have got nudged a bit extra, why not wait and see if it self corrects based on TV ratings and ticket sales? Edit, added: "based on TV ratings and ticket sales" to original response.