Swango1980
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That is how Joe Public thinks. Joe Public can do what they like. They could have a lovely detached house. Be a member of a lovely golf course. Have 2 or 3 holidays a year. Have a nice car, or two. They have no worries about putting food on the table, and also no problem if a better job comes along and they get more money.
However, if Joe Public sees a sportsperson on TV who earns lots of money, they get mad. They don't see the sports person as a business professional. They just see someone playing a game, not someone who is simply in a lucky position to have had a special talent and doing a job we'd all love, but don't have what it takes. So, if they earn even MORE money, suddenly Joe Public is furious and suddenly it is greed (while Joe Public accepted a pay rise last year, about to go to Maldives on holiday, and they have no guilt that they can do that while some families genuinely struggle to eat).
Maybe the perception is different for business people? Elon Musk or Bill Gates don't need even more money, despite the fact they continue to innovate and add to.their business portfolios. Their wealth dwarfs and sports person. But, maybe because their profession isn't a sport or a game, and feels a bit boring or complicated, Joe Public is less inclined to show outrage when Musk earns another $50 billion.
I've no idea what the earning limit is for a sports person before Joe Public likes to be offended / disgusted to the point they call a sportsperson a knob. However, if there really was a good reason to.have this opinion, they should have called virtually all.major sportspeople knobs long before now. They have earned significant money long before now, and negotiated bigger and better deals for themselves over the years.
