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Cake day: July 3rd, 2023

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  • At least in the US (thanks Reagan) college sports scholarships are the only way some families can afford to send their kids to college.

    That was what was behind that caveat in the second half of my post.

    Sure being a big strong guy (or gal) who can do sports things with a ball, stick or whatever is a insanely profitable career, but what does it actually do? Nothing. If every professional sports person suddenly dropped dead tomorrow the world would still be the same as it was today. Sports do nothing.

    I mean I don’t object to contests of skill and physical prowess, but I just find it insane that it’s somehow metastasized into this giant billion dollar industry that produces nothing and consumes everything. Like, imagine if people were getting upset about Trans people competing in… I dunno pogs or something because pog games were a billion dollar industry.