heartpatcher@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 months agoPeople are realizing celebrities are unnecessarylemmy.worldimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imagePeople are realizing celebrities are unnecessarylemmy.worldheartpatcher@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squareheartpatcher@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoHow would this happen to sports? Do athletes make money from people’s engagement?
minus-squareFiveMacs@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoYes…as do celebrities. It’s the idolizing that’s weird
minus-squaremommykink@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 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-squareCaptainSpaceman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoOr their ad filled social media threads
minus-squareSculptor9157@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoOr their branded apparel and accessories.
minus-squareZeppo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 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.
How would this happen to sports? Do athletes make money from people’s engagement?
Yes…as do celebrities. It’s the idolizing that’s weird
… 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.
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.