@heartpatcher to Lemmy Shitpost • 1 month agoPeople are realizing celebrities are unnecessaryimagemessage-square37arrow-up1480arrow-down16
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minus-square@heartpatcherOPlink2•1 month agoHow would this happen to sports? Do athletes make money from people’s engagement?
minus-squarePP_GIRL_linkEnglish32•1 month 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•1 month 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.
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.