Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agoIs there a point we can track down when we stopped caring about doctors, nurses, teacher, etc? And thought it was a great idea to pay atheletes millions and screw everyone else?message-squaremessage-square109linkfedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down17
arrow-up1103arrow-down1message-squareIs there a point we can track down when we stopped caring about doctors, nurses, teacher, etc? And thought it was a great idea to pay atheletes millions and screw everyone else?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square109linkfedilink
minus-squarejacksilver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI mean if you back to the Greeks and Roman’s, they also had some big payouts for sporting events.
minus-squarecaseyweederman@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoIf you were lucky, you’d get the lion’s share
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoThey used those events for military readiness. The skills that the athletes trained for were the same ones needed by soldiers.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoGladiators were not soldiers. Some were the equivalent of American Wrestling stars.
I mean if you back to the Greeks and Roman’s, they also had some big payouts for sporting events.
If you were lucky, you’d get the lion’s share
They used those events for military readiness. The skills that the athletes trained for were the same ones needed by soldiers.
Gladiators were not soldiers. Some were the equivalent of American Wrestling stars.