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Whats it to do with me and why should I feel proud?

TheCatWoman

Lots of sport on telly right now, as many of you probably already know, i don't like sport or really understand it and I dislike and don't understand competitiveness. But why am I expected to care when someone wins something, and the only thing we have in common is country of birth?

I didn't ask them to do it,

It makes no difference to my life if they win something,

Would they be proud of me for doing something well, I make really good mashed potato, but I don't think anyones going to give me a trophy and thousands in prize money, nor would I expect them too? Then they want me to do it all over again and keep doing it year after year until I "retire" usually due to age or injury? It makes no sense!

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  • Activities that people like to watch, normally for entertainment, tend to pay well.  Advertisers know people will be looking.

    If mashing potatoes was interesting entertainment, had a competitive element and a league table, people would watch and you could get paid. If you became world champion you might even get an award from the King as well as prize money.

    If the prize money is enough then the best people in the world will come to challenge you. This will draw more spectators and online viewers and more advertising money to pay the prize. For you it is a job, for the spectators it is entertainment, for the advertisers it is business. It drives brand awareness and sales. If they don't get more sales they stop sponsoring potato mashing and sponsor something else their potential customers are likely to like.

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  • Activities that people like to watch, normally for entertainment, tend to pay well.  Advertisers know people will be looking.

    If mashing potatoes was interesting entertainment, had a competitive element and a league table, people would watch and you could get paid. If you became world champion you might even get an award from the King as well as prize money.

    If the prize money is enough then the best people in the world will come to challenge you. This will draw more spectators and online viewers and more advertising money to pay the prize. For you it is a job, for the spectators it is entertainment, for the advertisers it is business. It drives brand awareness and sales. If they don't get more sales they stop sponsoring potato mashing and sponsor something else their potential customers are likely to like.

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