Athletes should not be paid more than teachers! It is one of the great injustices of Life. And I don’t just feel that way because my mother and father taught for many years or that Ms. Ramirez from 2nd grade was super-hot (I won the perfect attendance certificate that year). No, I think teachers and all professions, for that matter, should compensate solely on their positive societal impact. The greater the positive societal influences, the higher the compensation. On another note, I believe the gap between the occupations’ societal impact and its proportional compensation is what really makes a Hero. The teacher’s hard work and value to society combined with the limited monetary compensation makes him/her a Hero in my book.
Entertainment, although necessary in our increasingly discouraging times, is not hero-work. With all the impact this virus is having on our society and communities, it’s becoming clearer and clearer that the real heroes in our world wear a mantle of thanklessness. Health Care workers are not just doctors. The nurses, nurse aides, in-take personnel, hospital security, hospital janitors and the like are the day-to-day, impactful members of the health care industry. Moreover, very similar to teachers, those kind of workers often get a middling check paired with high responsibility.
Athletes are as much heroes as let’s say… tight-rope walkers: both are skilled, but they’re essentially useless to the overall functionality of society. Now before you label me as some anti-sport, semi-masculine bookworm (see previous post Boring Beetle), you should know that I have spent a good deal of my discretionary time on sports (see previous post Truly America’s Pastime). In addition, I know first-hand, with my failure to fabricate a sports career, that an athlete has unique physical skills. However, the professional athlete’s application of those physical skills are non-contributive. How much impact can Aquaman have on the swim team or The Flash playing wide receiver for the 49ers?!
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