The very idea of being an employee not trying to extract everything they can from an employer is mindblowing to me.
If I'm making someone else money with my talents or labor I want as much as I can get from whoever wants to legally employ me. If I'm giving up financial compensation, I want other perks (more days off, other flexibility, etc).
I think sports salaries are crazy, but "the market" is supporting them. Every new revenue stream coming in is breaking toward the players getting a cut rather than fans getting cheaper tickets/concessions, but this is benefiting owners, too.
The Boston Celtics didn't just sell 6.1 billion dollars because player salaries are a money pit of despair for ownership.
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