Australia risks an exodus of top athletes ahead of the Olympics as many buckle under financial pressures and consider quitting, survey results show.
  • @PizzasDontWearCapes@sh.itjust.works
    5•2 years ago

    Who is responsible for providing for people who choose not to contribute?

    I’m not working away all day when I could be persuing a hobby and still getting paid just so someone else can persue a hobby and get paid

    • @root@aussie.zoneEnglish
      5•2 years ago

      I would think being an elite athlete is way beyond just a hobby.

      Running a few laps around the field every day, yes a hobby. Being faster or able to run farther than 95% of the Australian population, that’s way beyond hobby levels.

      • @PizzasDontWearCapes@sh.itjust.works
        4•2 years ago

        These are activities that only exist for the sake of the participants and are not financially self-sufficient

        They may be super intense hobbies, but if they aren’t jobs or charitable services, they are still hobbies

    • iByteABit [he/him]
      4•2 years ago

      I’m not talking about luxuries or even a comfortable life, I just think that everyone should have enough to live under a roof and have enough to eat healthy every day.