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And why do some 'capture eyeballs' more effectively than others?

lelanthran 4y ago
> And why do some 'capture eyeballs' more effectively than others? Who cares? It doesn't matter. There's a lot more dexterity, agility, speed and intelligence required to compete at the top levels of Starcraft than in football, but football pays more because football captures more eyeballs, not individual football players.
- MichaelZuo 4y ago
  > It doesn't matter. According to who?
  - lelanthran 4y ago
    Okay, you know what - let's pretend that skill and talent does matter in terms of revenue. We now need to explain why those sports that require just as much skill and talent (sometimes more) as the major money-making sports do, have less revenue. You really want to go down the path of saying that a sport that relies more on brute-force strength (football) than other sports requires more "skill" and "talent" than (for example) sports that require insanely fast reflexes (ping pong) or sports that require a very high degree of precision (golf). Right, so lets pretend that brute-force strength is a skill and talent - now how are we going to explain sports that require more brute-force strength being less popular than football. Athletic skill and talent have almost nothing to do with the revenue of the money-making machine. Like I said above, athletes are entertainers. They get paid for entertainment.
    - MichaelZuo 4y ago
      If you are unsure about which comment your addressing, my previous one was: > > It doesn't matter. > According to who?
      - lelanthran 4y ago
        You're right, I am confused - do you think it does matter or it doesn't matter, because whichever one you think, the comment I posted addresses it in full. I'm not even sure why you are asking the question - is it common to ask a question again when the answer is one that doesn't suit you?
        MichaelZuo 4y ago
        > You're right, I am confused - do you think it does matter or it doesn't matter, because whichever one you think, the comment I posted addresses it in full. No? Your comment doesn't seem to directly answer the question at all. If you think it did, can you point to where it does?

> And why do some 'capture eyeballs' more effectively than others? Who cares? It doesn't matter. There's a lot more dexterity, agility, speed and intelligence required to compete at the top levels of Starcraft than in football, but football pays more because football captures more eyeballs, not individual football players.

MichaelZuo 4y ago
> It doesn't matter. According to who?
- lelanthran 4y ago
  Okay, you know what - let's pretend that skill and talent does matter in terms of revenue. We now need to explain why those sports that require just as much skill and talent (sometimes more) as the major money-making sports do, have less revenue. You really want to go down the path of saying that a sport that relies more on brute-force strength (football) than other sports requires more "skill" and "talent" than (for example) sports that require insanely fast reflexes (ping pong) or sports that require a very high degree of precision (golf). Right, so lets pretend that brute-force strength is a skill and talent - now how are we going to explain sports that require more brute-force strength being less popular than football. Athletic skill and talent have almost nothing to do with the revenue of the money-making machine. Like I said above, athletes are entertainers. They get paid for entertainment.
  - MichaelZuo 4y ago
    If you are unsure about which comment your addressing, my previous one was: > > It doesn't matter. > According to who?
    - lelanthran 4y ago
      You're right, I am confused - do you think it does matter or it doesn't matter, because whichever one you think, the comment I posted addresses it in full. I'm not even sure why you are asking the question - is it common to ask a question again when the answer is one that doesn't suit you?
      - MichaelZuo 4y ago
        > You're right, I am confused - do you think it does matter or it doesn't matter, because whichever one you think, the comment I posted addresses it in full. No? Your comment doesn't seem to directly answer the question at all. If you think it did, can you point to where it does?