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

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

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Post by insane_dreamer »

braza wrote: post #106

Being a former athlete (100/200 meters), the issue is that the top-tier sports (e.g., football, volleyball, basketball, etc.) capture the majority of money/value, and if you are from javelin throwing, fencing, or racewalking, unless you have a great sponsor, it will definitely require personal sacrifices to make it to the games. In Brazil a very long time ago, there was a gigantic tug of war between the top-tier spor…

this is the same in sports in general. In almost every country, players from certain sports earn many times more what players in other sports make. I don't think there's any "fix" for this -- some sports will always be more popular than others, and those who play those particular sports will have more financial opportunities.

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

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insane_dreamer wrote: post #220
eviks wrote: post #142

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> But don't expect many people to pay to watch right? Why did you ignore the fact from the article that people do pay to watch (it's one of the most watched events in the world) it's just that that money doesn't reach the athletes? Not sure which pokemon represents that

once every four years (and that's if you're good enough to make it to multiple olympics) isn't going to pay the bills

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

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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.

> I’d love to see that energy and drive applied to something that mattered

it matters to them; who cares whether it matters to you?

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

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Post by fulafel »

llamaimperative wrote: post #118
syndicatedjelly wrote: post #69

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This is one of the most dystopian and depressing things I've ever read. Quit your dreams and be productive for the Economy, peasant.

Is it equally dystopian if you consider that “be productive for the economy” is shorthand for and quite closely related to “do something of value for your fellow community members?” (Yes obviously there are extreme and very visible edge cases, but 99.999% of things normal people get paid to do is something valuable for their neighbor)

A lot of things that your neighbor may like are still net negative (see the ongoing climate catastrophe and think about fossils production, air travel, etc).

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

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Post by WalterBright »

> In a way, it is akin to modern-day slavery

They all have a free choice about whether to be an Olympian or to take a more lucrative career path. It was obvious to me even as a kid that the chances of making money as an Olympian is about as probable as making money as a singer in a rock and roll band.

I.e. a thoroughly impractical career choice.

Even worse, no matter how good you are, a random injury or getting the flu at the wrong moment will destroy your chances.

> It's making athletes entrepreneurs

Along with artists, painters, photographers, etc.

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

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Post by moi2388 »

eviks wrote: post #142
jalapenos wrote: post #115

System working as designed? Like, if your hobby is throwing a disc as far as you can, have fun. But don't expect many people to pay to watch right? But people pay a whole lot to see nice bodies doing sexual stuff. So since money comes from what other people value, no need for a surprised Pikachu face.

> But don't expect many people to pay to watch right? Why did you ignore the fact from the article that people do pay to watch (it's one of the most watched events in the world) it's just that that money doesn't reach the athletes? Not sure which pokemon represents that

Murkrow, sneasel, thievul, gholdengo

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

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Post by insane_dreamer »

jacklar wrote: post #16

The wild part is how much everyone makes around the Olympics besides the athletes.

you mean like the people capturing most of the value generated by labor (shareholders) are not the people actually producing the value through their labor (workers)?

capitalist system working as intended :(

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

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Post by insane_dreamer »

gamblor956 wrote: post #203
braza wrote: post #111

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I knew 2 former UFC fighters (circa 2010/2016) that got USD 20K in average for their fights. The issue is that this does not cover 100% of the whole preparation that they need to be in the octagon. For instance, from little things since food and flight tickets, going to special medication (one of them was suspended by the USDA and got banned from UFC), sparring, fighting camping, and so on. One of them told me that t…

Can confirm, noting that the $20k actually on the higher end for a UFC figher. Most UFC fighters get paid significantly less than $20k as pay is based on a fighter's "seniority" as measured by UFC matches fought (see https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/05/ufc-fight-night-241-v... ).

While Dana White is worth $$$$ and on the board of Meta.

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

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Post by WalterBright »

jalapenos wrote: post #110
raxxor wrote: post #104

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I would assume that not everyone with a "great body" would want to do stripping and I don't think it is a "no brainer" at all. Problem with many sports is that they just don't earn enough money, which mostly is in advertising, and that doing it professionally is rather costly.

100% I'd strip. Putting that much toil in I'd want maximum compensation

I decided to write compilers because my initial foray into stripping flopped.
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