Why do athletes, celebs make so much?

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  • Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
  • Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell says multi-million dollar pay-outs for athletes and celebrities started with the baseball industry in the 1970s.

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  • @MSmahal001
    @MSmahal001 7 років тому +166

    Sorry, but not sorry. Teachers, Nurses, Doctors, etc should earn more money than actors, instamodels and athletes. Boo

    • @davidmaione2742
      @davidmaione2742 6 років тому +20

      too bad the free market is beautiful

    • @ammievachon
      @ammievachon 6 років тому +38

      I have kids and i work my ass off for my patients but it isnt fair that people that demand more and more and more money get it for something thats entertainment...

    • @coldarmy2926
      @coldarmy2926 6 років тому +48

      Truth . It makes me sick that someone can act in 1 film for 3 weeks and pull a $20 million check and not have to work for years if they want.

    • @michellerosebrown
      @michellerosebrown 6 років тому +7

      There all jobs deal with it. I'm actor that's my job.

    • @SankkHD
      @SankkHD 6 років тому +17

      Y'all are a bunch of meat heads. Tell me where these teachers are gonna bring in billions of dollars a year, enabling them to make more money then athletes and actors.

  • @atashiroy8935
    @atashiroy8935 4 роки тому +30

    Consumption matters a lot ....if their content wasn't consumed as much as it does, they wouldn't get paid that much.

    • @douche6106
      @douche6106 2 роки тому +6

      but its not their content actors dont do the most work in making a movie, the people who do the most are the artists

    • @ZeroDownEnt
      @ZeroDownEnt Рік тому +1

      @@douche6106 oh is that true? lol

    • @backsteinfisch3894
      @backsteinfisch3894 4 місяці тому

      ​@@douche6106No it's not true. Mainly screenwriters, CGI people, directors, make the movie.

    • @eric6142
      @eric6142 23 дні тому

      Exactly. I stopped watching altogether. Watch high school sports.

  • @anonymous08913758946
    @anonymous08913758946 6 років тому +51

    Its simple.... make a priduct and convince people they "neeeeed" it

    • @speedgnom
      @speedgnom 4 роки тому +2

      This guy knows what's up.

    • @zay_gzs5635
      @zay_gzs5635 3 роки тому +2

      Nobody's forcing anybody to do anything you're clearly too incompetent to know a thing called supply and demand the fact that most doctors are millionaires what get your facts straight

    • @fym3106
      @fym3106 2 роки тому

      Amen

    • @fym3106
      @fym3106 2 роки тому

      How do we say that we don’t fuccin need them and we need more money for everyday working folks?

    • @bigmanhugeman
      @bigmanhugeman 2 роки тому +1

      @@fym3106 so wanting too watch sports is bad?

  • @ryx964
    @ryx964 4 роки тому +19

    If they gave some of their money to some homeless people they could make their lives better or innovate something

    • @josephjoestar275
      @josephjoestar275 4 роки тому +4

      Yes of course that uneducated homeless man will find the last digit of pi if enough money is thrown at him😂😂

    • @timothylewa734
      @timothylewa734 3 роки тому +9

      Have you ever given your money?

    • @ihaveautism666
      @ihaveautism666 3 роки тому +5

      @@josephjoestar275 your comment is really ignorant to assume a homeless person is uneducated

    • @ggamesgarner8027
      @ggamesgarner8027 3 роки тому +2

      @@josephjoestar275 I mean it’s no different than most of these sports players who don’t even have a high school reading level and still get privileged with millions of dollars just for throwing a ball really well.

    • @eriogerg100
      @eriogerg100 2 роки тому +1

      @@josephjoestar275 I have met a homeless man who had 3 Doctorates. Speak not of what you do not have knowledge on young one.

  • @RavensFan634
    @RavensFan634 2 місяці тому +2

    Athletes are overpaid and all they do is shoot a basketball, throw/catch a football, kick a soccer ball, etc. People like police officers, medical staff, firefighters, teachers, etc should be getting paid more. For example in the NFL a backup QB who doesn’t even play one game in a season still gets paid millions for doing nothing

  • @arnabsengupta9913
    @arnabsengupta9913 2 роки тому +3

    Tell me what is more important? Playing with a stupid lifeless ball, portraying fake emotions on screen or saving people lives , Making invention for society, Teaching young minds for nation building activities, defending nation at the border, providing digital security for nation etc etc.

  • @abhishek8243
    @abhishek8243 3 роки тому +14

    For people who are saying we should pay more to teachers, Doctors etc..
    Remember that will increase your kid's education expenses and your health expenses.
    A Footballers Ronaldo has followers World Wide. Let's say 170M which is his Instagram followers
    And my favourite teacher who got National award for President is known to students of 30 batches from different schools and Coaching Centres he taught in. Let's say 30,000 Students even if he taught 1000 different students every year which is highly unlikely.

    • @fym3106
      @fym3106 2 роки тому +1

      Stop it pls don’t chime in with this weak ass POV

    • @kennethyoung7564
      @kennethyoung7564 Рік тому

      Its pretty disgusting. 70 percent of India makes under 3 dollars a day or something. The bottom 50 percent of the world population makes 10 dollars or less a day, and yet someone like Michael Jordan has 3.3 billion for total lifetime earnings....when a child dies of hunger every 5 to 10 seconds. Pretty messed up. People can rationalize it all they want.

  • @darkdevilishh
    @darkdevilishh 8 років тому +3

    What a shitty fucking answer. Illuminati Confirmed

  • @note2owns
    @note2owns Рік тому +3

    As far as the amount of work they do, athletes are way overpaid. Like in basketball they only "work" 82 days in a season, two or so hours a day and they make 7 figures. If you translated their schedule to a blue collar schedule of 260 days in a year, a basketball player making say $35 million a season would make $110.9 million. In reality there is no other career as lucrative as a professional athlete.

  • @leilacurry5904
    @leilacurry5904 8 років тому +37

    It's now time to give the rich around the world what they deserve!! Raise their taxes!!

    • @sucram1015
      @sucram1015 5 років тому +3

      True but if people worked for it... Then they have a right to it.

    • @aaryas6821
      @aaryas6821 5 років тому +9

      @@sucram1015 They aren't producing something worth every dollar they're making, so they do not have a right to it.

    • @hellothere8812
      @hellothere8812 5 років тому +6

      Marcus Melton yeah I’m sure a child actor deserves millions of dollars, you’re definitely right there buddy good job

    • @notnero5280
      @notnero5280 4 роки тому +2

      @@aaryas6821 people are paying them to do it. Therefore they earned it.

    • @laltlankimi3011
      @laltlankimi3011 4 роки тому +1

      So,just hating the rich for being rich!wtf

  • @maximusm0104
    @maximusm0104 3 роки тому +10

    People are paid according to thr value they add. There is one lebron james. There are thousands of engineers and doctors. More than thousands.

    • @johnr797
      @johnr797 2 роки тому +6

      My question is how hasn't Lebron James donated his hundreds of millions of dollars to those engineers and doctors? If I knew I was making that much money to bounce a ball around while those people could barely make ends meet I would donate every damn chance I got. No wonder so many celebrities get addicted to drugs, I think they know on some level at least that they're actually worthless.

    • @bigmanhugeman
      @bigmanhugeman 2 роки тому +1

      @@johnr797 it’s not just “bouncing a ball around” if you ever touched a basketball you know it’s not that easy

    • @johnr797
      @johnr797 2 роки тому +1

      @@bigmanhugeman yeah you're right Lebron deserves the hundreds of millions of dollars he has for bouncing a ball and also other rules.

    • @bigmanhugeman
      @bigmanhugeman 2 роки тому

      @@johnr797 yes he does deserve it🗿

    • @douche6106
      @douche6106 2 роки тому +1

      i am an atheleate i can play basket ball pay me a billon pls, idiot

  • @jamesedward550
    @jamesedward550 5 років тому +29

    As a society we should probably stop elevating entertainers to the level that we do. These were the lowly court jesters of ancient times. That being said, Hollywood actors are the most undeserving of the money that they make. Pro athletes and musicians are much more deserving and only there’s a pretty good correlation between talent and income. With acting it’s who you know because some of the best actors and actresses will never make it to the main stream audience.

    • @zay_gzs5635
      @zay_gzs5635 3 роки тому

      Thank you this is a very good explanation about the same time if we want more jobs. More money we're going to pay more taxes which I know people don't want to do and record labels and the NFL for an example they do donate but they're not going to give away half the revenue to just anyone who asks for it

    • @douche6106
      @douche6106 2 роки тому

      totally agree..

    • @mram03
      @mram03 2 роки тому +1

      I agree with most of what you said except that pro athletes and musicians are way more deserving. That's a completely insane statement. I don't think any of them are deserving of that kind of money, but let me focus on athletes first. It makes me sick to think that we are paying men an outrageous salary to shoot a ball into a hoop, kick a ball into a goal, score a touchdown, etc.
      Pointless. Next, how about "musicians?" I love music as much as the next person, but to pay them millions of dollars to write songs and perform on a stage is ridiculous. Most of them are not even at the top of their field(professional classical musicians and studio musicians are 5x better.) Lastly, acting is one of those things like music that can evoke many emotions and I enjoy the cathartic effect they both have. However, the Rock doesn't need 90 million dollars and however many houses and cars. Get a grip America!! It's appalling!!!

    • @tesseract2365
      @tesseract2365 8 місяців тому

      What about families with multiple people in pro sports? Like the father and 2 sons and an uncle, etc. Is it because they have amazing genetics for that sport? Or is it because they were conditioned to play from a young age and had ALL the doors opened for them to get in. Sports has just as much of a nepotism problem.

  • @cigarcatfromwayback...lets380
    @cigarcatfromwayback...lets380 2 роки тому +3

    Military personnel should get paid boat loads of money 💰 we're valuing the wrong damn things!!!

  • @RandomVideoCircus
    @RandomVideoCircus 8 років тому +5

    I am doing something wrong if I am only making what I'm making.

  • @s.i.m7776
    @s.i.m7776 8 років тому +26

    people are always looking after fantasies..STOP WASTING MONEY ON THESE SO CALLED BANDS,CONCERTS AND SHITS..

  • @mikegarrens5286
    @mikegarrens5286 10 місяців тому +1

    Just athletes get paid way too much they start thinking that they're invincible and that's when the trouble starts.

  • @blackjew23
    @blackjew23 25 днів тому

    I think entertainers(sports,music,film e.t.c) should get paid a lot since their careers are unstable but would it kill us to add even a 20k increment to the salaries of doctors and engineers

  • @mohammedmishel9195
    @mohammedmishel9195 3 роки тому +3

    Bruhh this comment section is full of Karens😂😂😂

    • @felmin809
      @felmin809 3 роки тому +3

      Supply and demand. The demand for high level entertainment is great but the supply is very limited. That's why a guy like lebron, messi and ronaldo to name a few make so much money. They're at the top of their professions. People pay top dollar to see them, that's why they make so much.

    • @ethancbaker2002
      @ethancbaker2002 3 роки тому +3

      Not really you’ll realize this when you get a job and also realize people value entertainment over lives

    • @swiftgamerz2184
      @swiftgamerz2184 Рік тому

      pessi and pendu just runs behind a ball and earns millions lol

  • @BigDiamondGames
    @BigDiamondGames 3 роки тому +2

    Why Are You Mad? 🤔

  • @tonertrjilio5586
    @tonertrjilio5586 6 років тому +7

    Who else watching during school

  • @realStepOVER
    @realStepOVER 4 роки тому +21

    if being an athelte is so easy why aren't you a world class footballer? its because they have something that you don't have and thats talent dedication and determination.

    • @laltlankimi3011
      @laltlankimi3011 4 роки тому +11

      Finally,someone with a brain

    • @christopherorrante289
      @christopherorrante289 4 роки тому +7

      Navy seals & green berets have a hard set of skills yet don't make anything close to athletes. And mind you special forces are actaully doing something important for the country

    • @realStepOVER
      @realStepOVER 4 роки тому +9

      Christopher Orrante no one goes to a stadium to watch navy do they?

    • @christopherorrante289
      @christopherorrante289 4 роки тому +2

      @@realStepOVER Ones too important and has to be off the radar

    • @hvhhvvggg8663
      @hvhhvvggg8663 3 роки тому +5

      @@realStepOVER but do celebs contribute anything to society other than entertainment

  • @anonymous08913758946
    @anonymous08913758946 6 років тому +1

    Oh wait... we have to havr poor brcause if not.... oversaturatiom of the market... nothing would have value...

    • @chad7531
      @chad7531 2 роки тому

      @andrewthesmithy how tf are you gonna run an economy that isn't centered around something monetary?

  • @mino1999
    @mino1999 3 роки тому +16

    Why can’t professional sports franchise owners come together and make a maximum yearly contract being $100,000 or so? They would save money and they will find world class athletes willing to accept that kind of money for playing a sport.

    • @marqkuisphillip2295
      @marqkuisphillip2295 3 роки тому +5

      Cause they know their player is worth way more than 100,000

    • @mkmllrc
      @mkmllrc 3 роки тому +5

      educate yourself, these players are only 0.5% of worlds population that have super talents like these. They generate billions of dollars just buy being in a team

    • @ethancbaker2002
      @ethancbaker2002 3 роки тому +4

      @@mkmllrc still doesn’t justify them making more than that? I work my ass off and they complain about injuries all the time I still don’t understand how these people get kid that much no excuse

    • @dipankargogoi3462
      @dipankargogoi3462 2 роки тому +5

      Well, if they do that then the owners get to keep all the money which is even dumber because they aren't the ones risking their bodies and health. More realistically, the consumers should demand less for tickets, merchandise etc and then there will be less revenue overall and viola the atheletes are paid less.

    • @bigmanhugeman
      @bigmanhugeman 2 роки тому +2

      @@ethancbaker2002 there is a excuse you aren’t in the NBA you aren’t in the MLB you aren’t in the NFL you aren’t where they are at so you don’t have a right to sook about it

  • @jackwalker8424
    @jackwalker8424 3 роки тому +13

    I'm Sorry but Actors, Musicians, Writers, etc have all worked hard to achieve that fame and they do have a good purpose, they are there to entertain us. People forget that they work really hard. I mean we all love Music and Movies, we all watch or listen to them so why are we complaining that the people who make this stuff are overpaid. If you think they are overpaid stop watching or listening to them.

    • @douche6106
      @douche6106 2 роки тому +4

      but actors are not the ones who make movies, tell me would u watch them jump on green screen oh you cant even see it their is no camera

    • @backsteinfisch3894
      @backsteinfisch3894 4 місяці тому +1

      Half of the movie is made by CGI people. Spider Man, Avengers etc. All CGI.
      These people make the actual movie. Screenwriters make the story etc.
      And if working hard means to act, so basically doing your job, plus help of trainers and makeup artists and directors etc.? They have a whole support system. These people can afford to go on a one year break if they wish. No normal citizen can do so.
      One big hit movie and they can buy a big nice villa.

    • @keerthanasshivnya
      @keerthanasshivnya 2 місяці тому

      ​@@backsteinfisch3894 why they are paid hefty, it's injustice?

  • @designereats3661
    @designereats3661 Рік тому

    Just don’t get rid of comedians & good musicians. They make me happy

  • @fran-yv1xc
    @fran-yv1xc 4 роки тому +13

    People will never understand how hard it's being a proffesional athlete, everyone could be a teacher you just have to study

    • @fran-yv1xc
      @fran-yv1xc 4 роки тому +2

      well it's easier than gonig to the NBA, MLB, etc

    • @tsprime3114
      @tsprime3114 4 роки тому +14

      Hard work is in every field. It's just that people believe the field they know more about requires more hard work.
      A person should be paid according to the contribution he makes in the development of human civilization. Doctors, engineers and scientists give way more contribution.
      Imagine a world without actors, athletes and pop stars. No movies. No big sport events No music. But we have rest of all the things.
      Now, imagine a world without scientists, engineers, etc. No buildings, no houses, no cars, no bikes, no cell phone, no internet, no computer, no air-conditioner, no fridge, no ceiling fan. Also, no television and no headphones to watch movies or listen to music.

    • @foxyboop4164
      @foxyboop4164 4 роки тому +4

      @@fran-yv1xc What can they do to help during this pandemic? Clearly, they're not essential.

    • @laltlankimi3011
      @laltlankimi3011 3 роки тому +10

      @@foxyboop4164 and what have you done during this pandemic?? Sitting at home and complaining on youtube.More stupid

    • @InkHearted448
      @InkHearted448 3 роки тому +4

      ....what about doctors who work during covid football people and etc are doing nothing but entertainment.

  • @acap4395
    @acap4395 3 роки тому +3

    because entertainment is the most important thing.you cant live without entertainment.life without entertainment=death.doctor make you survive,but entertainment and sport keep making you feel alive

    • @fym3106
      @fym3106 2 роки тому

      Wtf keep ur stupidity to urself

  • @keivncraft1561
    @keivncraft1561 6 років тому +12

    Ive never had a good teacher, so I'm not a fan of paying them in millions. Also anyone can be a teacher, and we would have an oversupply of them. Not everyone can hit a 95 mph fastball 400+ feet.

    • @zameion90
      @zameion90 6 років тому +25

      keivn craft hitting a ball hard isn't going to do shit for the future. Not everyone cares about sports.

    • @r.a.6459
      @r.a.6459 6 років тому +16

      Who cares about which team win the Superbowl/Stanleycup/NBA Finals/World Cup/Indy 500 when the world is on the edge of another disaster or World War III?

    • @fran-yv1xc
      @fran-yv1xc 4 роки тому +2

      @@r.a.6459 yes but is neccesary to create a society

    • @fran-yv1xc
      @fran-yv1xc 4 роки тому

      @@thegodkira3953 definitely not true

    • @foxyboop4164
      @foxyboop4164 4 роки тому +2

      @@r.a.6459 Exactly 💯