heartpatcher@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoPeople are realizing celebrities are unnecessarylemmy.worldimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1481
arrow-up1481imagePeople are realizing celebrities are unnecessarylemmy.worldheartpatcher@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squareheartpatcher@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoHow would this happen to sports? Do athletes make money from people’s engagement?
minus-squaredefunct_punk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·1 year 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-up9·1 year agoOr their ad filled social media threads
minus-squareSculptor9157@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoOr their branded apparel and accessories.
minus-squareFiveMacs@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoYes…as do celebrities. It’s the idolizing that’s weird
minus-squareZeppo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year 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.