Olympians turn to OnlyFans to fund dreams due to 'broken' finance system (2024)

Post by blitzar » Mon, Jan 06, 2025, 9:02 AM UTC

anotherhue wrote: post #54

PapstJL4U wrote: post #45

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Is it a hobby because they like doing it?

What is the economic output? Entertainment as far as I can tell. For a few days every four years. That's not a good return on the time invested. If it's a hobby then there's no expected return, so it feels closer to that. I don't begrudge them, and would be in favour of a sensible fixed amount of federal funding, but it ain't a job.

Post by grecy » Mon, Jan 06, 2025, 9:42 AM UTC

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It seems like Americans have a knack for coming up with the most convoluted ways of accessing healthcare that are still expensive and inconvenient. Your idea still require paying out of pocket, requires taking unpaid time off work, flights, relying on the healthcare system of a foreign country and more. That is the worst possible "healthcare" situation I can imagine. Dozens of countries have shown you pay a lot less…

> Americans have a knack for coming up with the most convoluted ways of accessing healthcare Medical tourism is alive and well even within Europe [1]. And an entire genre of concierge medicine in America caters to rich Europeans (alongside rich Middle Easterners and Asians). [1] https://www.magazine.medicaltourism.com/article/visegrad-cou...

Post by jalapenos » Mon, Jan 06, 2025, 11:12 AM UTC

AngryData wrote: post #79

a2tech wrote: post #14

This is the reality of building your life around sport—-there’s basically no money in it unless you’re on the extreme edge. I wish people would stop dumping their entire life’s energy into chasing it—-do something more useful like stamping parts out in a factory. Olympic athletes are stunningly focused achievers—I’d love to see that energy and drive applied to something that mattered.

Define "something that mattered", because over half the stuff posted on hackernews is a complete waste of time and effort if your only real metric is profitability. The vast majority of "hacking" in general is of negative financial value.

Post by jalapenos » Mon, Jan 06, 2025, 11:18 AM UTC

gregors wrote: post #76

a2tech wrote: post #14

This is the reality of building your life around sport—-there’s basically no money in it unless you’re on the extreme edge. I wish people would stop dumping their entire life’s energy into chasing it—-do something more useful like stamping parts out in a factory. Olympic athletes are stunningly focused achievers—I’d love to see that energy and drive applied to something that mattered.

>>>> there’s basically no money in it Who cares there's no money in it? Lots of things that have been corrupted with money are also hardly worth pursuing.

Post by chii » Mon, Jan 06, 2025, 11:25 AM UTC

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I would like to provide liveable wages for both artists and athletes. Who gets to choose which artists and athletes are funded? When do we start funding them? In high-school, before? After they graduate? There are many people who identify as athletes at that age, football players, cheerleaders. I have a 6yo son who is really good at doing various crafts and he really enjoys it, does he count as an artist? How do we d…

> Who gets to choose which artists and athletes are funded? Preferably via UBI which would prevent cheating and inconsistencies and minimise the bureaucracy around it. > When do we start funding them? Smarter people than me have already answered this, but generally at 18 years of age or after graduation seems to be a common answer. > I have a 6yo son who is really good at doing various crafts and he really enjoys it,…