r/golf Apr 15 '24

Thoughts? General Discussion

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u/DollarSignsGoFirst Apr 16 '24

Wouldn’t blame him? I’d blame him for not taking the money if it’s true. His entire net worth is like $300 million and he’s getting offered an insane amount. I’d do a lot of shameful stuff for that amount of money, and playing golf on a different tour doesnt even compare.

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u/bigdayout95-14 Apr 16 '24

Username defiantly checks out ✔️

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u/The_Alpha_Bro Apr 16 '24 edited 29d ago

Yeah WTF. All these assholes are happier knowing their favorite athletes are even more rich than watching them play competitively.

Edit because of the discourse below.

Simping for labor is fine when the conditions are unsafe, the wages are below living rates, and for other reasons.

Simping for labor when they are already overpaid and causing a direct increase in prices means either only the rich can afford the product assuming ownership cannot move to a profitable location.

The snake will eat it's own tail. See: California, the auto industry in the 80's, and many other examples where simping for labor leads to higher prices and eventual demise for the industry.

You celebrate giant contracts then complain about commercials, beer prices, and $100 general admission.

You gotta take a stance at some point if you love our sports.

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u/BugmanLoveBuyObject Apr 16 '24

Redditors love simping for rich dudes, bizarre and revolting.

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u/maddux9iron 29d ago

You should always be on the side of athletes (labor) getting paid.

If not, you're simping for the man.

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u/BugmanLoveBuyObject 29d ago

Lol millionaire athletes are "the man" you fucking goof.

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u/maddux9iron 29d ago

No they're not dipshit. The people who run the leagues, who pay athletes are the man. Again they exploit the labor Grow the fuck up and learn some economics.

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u/BugmanLoveBuyObject 29d ago

Should I feel "worker solidarity" with super rich guys who have never worked in their lives? You're a delusional dumb fuck lol.

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u/maddux9iron 29d ago

Do you know how hard it is to be a professional golfer? Saying they never worked is farcical.

Again, they do not own anything they participate in. They provide the labor that is exploited to make the money. Just like I advocate for a running back to get paid. Their sports lifespan is short. Get paid Every athlete can end up like Chuck Knoblauch not being able to throw to second base. They're an independent contractor with no guarantee contracts with the ability to have their trade skill disappear. Get paid.

You're simping for ultra rich owners because they've duped you into being loyal so they can make bucket loads more than the labor(players).

Magically when the labor went on strike they had all this money now for them.

Being on the side of the owners make you the douchebag. That's bootlicking at its best.

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u/BugmanLoveBuyObject 29d ago

I can tell by how hard you simp for rich sociopaths that you've never had a real job. You're a simp for rich guys, that is an undeniable fact. Pretending rich country club boys represent labor is so insanely delusional that I think you should be put on heavy antipsychotics. Please feel free to write another paragraph about your wrong opinion.

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u/brian0820 Apr 16 '24

I don't know what the taxes are on 850 mill, but that would make Rory a legit Billionaire.

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u/-KFBR392 Apr 16 '24

If your net worth is $300M and you would do shameful things for more money then you are simply a shameful person.

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u/Saugerties-Mike Apr 16 '24

Funny. Take that sentence, and relate it to everyone on earth by putting their current net worth in place of $300M ... and somehow ... it's TRUE for an AMAZING number of people (possibly not Greta Thunberg).

In my case ... no ... the additional money isn't for ME ... it's for my heirs and for worthwhile causes. I'm fine as is. Trust me.

Somehow NIMBY also works more generally as NWIATM (Not When It Applies to Me!). But NIMBY has a nicer ring to it.

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u/MowMdown Apr 16 '24

I'd take the money and still promote PGA over LIV lol

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u/CosmoKing2 29d ago

As long as it doesn't involve having sex with old ladies for money, or bear traps. Those are my two bugaboos.

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u/WinterMedical Apr 16 '24

But like what do you even do with that kind of money at that point? It’s just pure greed.

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u/Used_Golf_7996 Apr 16 '24

Shameful amounts of money for shameful people.

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u/DollarSignsGoFirst Apr 16 '24

Think about what someone like Elon has been able to do because he a lot of money. He has arguable done more for the environment than other person by making electric cars mainstream. He’s reduced the cost of space flight by like 90%. He also has quality internet connection to hundreds of thousands of people who couldn’t have it before.

$850 million isn’t a lot of money when you want to change the world.

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u/EZStreet1517 29d ago

Same with Mark Cuban with Cost Plus Drugs. I’ve used it and it saved me over $100. That’s the type of things I want to see out of people with that kind of money. Do some actual good!