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86 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 13 May \ on: Stacker Sports Pod Reaction: Back up NFL QB is a dream job is a fallacy Stacker_Sports
I suppose it depends on who's making the claim. I'm sure you're right that it's not a dream job for most of the people who have it. Although, even there, the point is that they get to have a lucrative career in football, with accruing debilitating injuries, rather than selling insurance (or whatever their outside options are).
The point is that it would be a dream job for the vast majority of sports fans, which is who I'm repping. To be a millionaire playing football, working out, and watching football all day: sign me up!
Would it? Most sports fans are outta shape. No one likes doing a bunch of work only to sit and watch. Plus you risk getting cut if you aren’t prepared. It’s still a job
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You only sit and watch the game (from closer to the action than any fan gets to be). The rest of the week, you get to participate.
Plus you risk getting cut if you aren’t prepared.
Now you're getting to the part I have no rebuttal for. None of us are competent to be backup QB's, and since that would be extremely obvious we'd lose the job very quickly.
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Plus people want to maximize their earning potential. Everyone on the planet is trying to increase their income. Why be happy sitting the bench making $12M a year where you can start and make $20M
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Well, to that I'd point out that literally only 32 people on Earth are starting QB's, so it's not necessarily rationale to think that's in your career choice set.
Also, your assertion is only really true for men. Women make lots of work-life tradeoffs, whereas men just earn as much as they can until they die.
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