@heartpatchercake to Lemmy Shitpost • 9 months agoPeople are realizing celebrities are unnecessaryimagemessage-square37arrow-up1481arrow-down16
arrow-up1475arrow-down1imagePeople are realizing celebrities are unnecessary@heartpatchercake to Lemmy Shitpost • 9 months agomessage-square37
minus-squareFiveMacslinkfedilink29•9 months agoIt’s a job they do…nothing more. Can’t wait for this to also happen with sports.
minus-square@heartpatchercakeOPlink2•9 months agoHow would this happen to sports? Do athletes make money from people’s engagement?
minus-squarePorto881linkEnglish32•9 months ago… yes? Do you think those players would make as much as they do if no one was paying to see them play or watching their (ad-filled) broadcasts?
minus-squareZeppolinkfedilinkEnglish3•9 months agoUh, yeah… check out multimillion dollar product endorsement deals. Caitlin Clark is being paid to endorse Xfinity, Buick, multiple insurance companies and a few things actually related to sports.
It’s a job they do…nothing more. Can’t wait for this to also happen with sports.
How would this happen to sports? Do athletes make money from people’s engagement?
… yes? Do you think those players would make as much as they do if no one was paying to see them play or watching their (ad-filled) broadcasts?
Or their ad filled social media threads
Or their branded apparel and accessories.
Yes…as do celebrities. It’s the idolizing that’s weird
Uh, yeah… check out multimillion dollar product endorsement deals. Caitlin Clark is being paid to endorse Xfinity, Buick, multiple insurance companies and a few things actually related to sports.