[Wolves] I know this is ot...

[Kevanf1]

On 29/05/06, Andrew Lewis <andrew at monkeysailor.co.uk> wrote:
> Kevanf1 wrote:
>
> > On 29/05/06, David Morley <davmor2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I know this is ot but 40 years ago England won this little football
> >> competition in England now wouldn't it be nice if say England were to
> >> win against Germany in Germany,  wouldn't  that be a celebration to
> >> rival celebrations? just a thought.:)
> >>
> what would be really good, would be if people stopped paying other
> people stupid amounts of money to kick a ball around a field, and
> decided to use that money to reward people who really make a difference
> in society - by which I mean: scientists, artists, teachers,
> researchers, etc...
>
> I don't object to sport in general, but I think it passes a negative
> message when the rewards offered for useless 'celebrity' skills (and
> football is a useless skill) are so high - especially when people who
> make a daily contribution to the lives of other people or the betterment
> of society are treated as freaks, and shunned by the society they are
> attempting to improve.
>
> Before someone draws the obvious parallel:Yes,  I feel the same way
> about music - real musicians quite easily earn vast wads of cash by
> doing live performances to packed stadiums, while the crappy pop-idol
> zombie-mentality-factory-manufactured-big
> limp-wristed-electro-contemporary-bu115h17 -artists send out wild packs
> of dogs if someone listens to a record in public without permission.
>
> I will not bow to the "look pretty: sound crap" mentality of music any
> more than I will bow to the media moguls who promote football and
> deplore science. I support the rights of those who want to act like
> pretecious-arses with no social concience, but I don't want to see them
> rewarded for their ignorance by the all enveloping pog-trading football
> player mentality, and I don't like the way society in general idolises
> worthless self-promoters instead of those who gain recognition through
> achievement and diligence.
>
> so, in answer to your question...... not particularly, no.
>
> spline
> </rant>
>

I don't think I could have put it any better if I had tried.  I am so
glad I am not the only one who feels this way :-)

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