tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953137639088062844.post2795069242005756657..comments2023-06-20T10:36:30.256-04:00Comments on Too Much Mine: Re: Education and AppreciationMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16962629370754870293noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953137639088062844.post-61727594908882929242011-05-23T14:36:27.039-04:002011-05-23T14:36:27.039-04:00I totally agree with you when you say that athlete...I totally agree with you when you say that athletes are an "easy target to show the messed up priorities of society". But I think maybe you could solve this problem without as much government involvement, if people valued education more. Of course, how you make society value education...I have no idea.<br />Great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385787689075231229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2953137639088062844.post-31291617425496102632011-05-23T00:53:50.465-04:002011-05-23T00:53:50.465-04:00WOOHOO this was awesome to read! You made some rea...WOOHOO this was awesome to read! You made some really excellent points, particularly a) that education reform is easy to talk about but difficult to execute and b) your defense of what we'll call the entertainment industry (athletes, actors, etc.). That was the best example I had because while entertainers definitely deserve to be paid well for their work, many athletes' paychecks are CRAZY excessive regardless of how early they have to retire. I think sports inspire unity in a HUGE way (and rivalry too, but we can pretend that's generally in good spirits) and that's wonderful; I just hate to think people are doing it for the money and if athletes were given healthy but reasonable salaries, more would be playing for the love of the game and that would only make it better. I said more in my original comment but can't think of it at the moment...if it comes back to me, I shall return with more ramblings. Thanks again for such an in-depth response! =]Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01100217226819803630noreply@blogger.com