Almost half of Australia's elite athletes 'earn below the poverty line' - eviltoast
  • PizzasDontWearCapes@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year 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

    • iByteABit [he/him]@lemm.ee
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      1 year 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.

    • root@aussie.zone
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      1 year 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
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        1 year 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