tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295297961169603838.post7546179798768058738..comments2024-03-27T09:32:51.954-07:00Comments on Dialogue & Discourse: a blog by Donna Halper: Things I Don't Understand (Bryce Harper Edition)Donna Halperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709120386388369898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295297961169603838.post-45476582446675344492019-04-02T07:07:26.233-07:002019-04-02T07:07:26.233-07:00two things - one supply and demand. there are abou...two things - one supply and demand. there are about 600 professional baseball players in this country and millions who pay to watch them. Two, the people who watch them want their team to win and are willing to pay for that. So salaries go up in a contest to get the best players on their team. it's as simple as that. what people value in this culture . and they value a fake game that makes them feel better about themselves when 'their ' team wins. and then they go home and send their kids to underfunded school.rpcolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06745101231722966959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295297961169603838.post-77789225449401389342019-03-03T12:30:06.240-08:002019-03-03T12:30:06.240-08:00Donna, I could never understand how sports celebri...Donna, I could never understand how sports celebrities services are valued at more than those of educators or brain surgeons or cancer researchers, etc. I guess one of them needs to say "that's more money than I and all my relatives could ever spend --- let's use it for something more useful". I guess that won't happen anytime soon. Most of us would think we died and went to heaven if we got a windfall of 4 or 5 million dollars JUST ONCE in our lifetimes. Invested even moderately wisely, you'd be set for life due to the spin-off.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231091744282555787noreply@blogger.com