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I suspect most of the athletes are okay with you not watching. For them, sports are reality and not escapism.
by edmundsauto 5y ago
I suspect most of the athletes are okay with you not watching. For them, sports are reality and not escapism.
- drevil-v2 5y agoPerhaps the tens of millions of dollars in annual income driven by television broadcasting and advertising sales is also a large part of their reality and motivation, no?
- edmundsauto 5y agoWhat percentage do you estimate when you say “a large part”? I agree that it is perhaps possible that some olympians derive motivation from potential economic returns. I think that’s what you’re trying to say, right? I posit that is not the primary motivator, and projecting motivations on a group of people tells us more about your motivations than theirs.