I believe this is valid not only in the US. The most important people usually do their work outside the spotlight of fame. We can't mix up notoriety with importance.

I'd take your advice dear.

Bunners

You couldn't possibly be more mistaken. How dull would our world be without movie stars and news anchors telling us how to live our lives (although, Gahd forbid, not like they live their own)?

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go unfriend Felicity Huffman on Farcebook. After all, the woman's a common criminal, now; she spent eleven days in jail! How... utterly common. She got caught and didn't even hire the right sort of lawyers.

(giggles) I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. You got it right on the nose.

I live for giggles. Now, those kids that Mom & Dad bribed the schools to accept, need to write term papers or book reports or whatever. Who do they hire to do that? Me, at 2¢ a word.

It's not just the United States.

Sadly. To think they get millions a year for doing virtually nothing.

But teachers get scraps and thrown to them, from the table of the royalty.

"I need an Adult" should be a bumper sticker for people that worship athletes.

Should be. But they think they -are- adults...

Sick sad world.

Amen, sister.

The pro athletes get the stronger and faster, but that's generally irrelevant. Better or happier? I doubt it. Media personalities don't manage -any- of them. And they're most certainly not -smarter- on the average...

Oh, I know. Just pointing out you'd missed that they think they're the -smartest- folks in the room, too. No idea why, they're generally demonstrably dumber than a potted geranium. Serious case of Dunning-Kruger Effect.

Yeah, one 'Fucker' Carlson, Sean Hannity, and Laura (gagme) Ingraham. No I'm not mentioning any company (fuckofffoxnewskissmyass)

i'll second that emotion multiple orders of magnatude.
writers are cool though, because they make you think about things like that.
at least for people who can read.

its not that media is always any less then an honest living,
its just that being entertained is not nearly as gratifying as making something from your own imagination yourself.

that's what annoys me about the corporate take over of the internet too.
one more thing that did NOT benifit from being made to about money.

I bow to your intelligence, and insight. I couldn't have said it better.

Also thank you for your support of us writers :)

Yep and they also want you to think their words are more valid than yours.

It seems like professional athletes and many of the actors and actresses have no common sense.

Not to mention one 'Fucker' Carlson, Sean Hannity, and Laura (gagme) Ingraham. No I'm not mentioning any company (fuckofffoxnewskissmyass)

Sometimes it's not about need, it's about wanting.

Do I need to be entertained? Not really, but it certainly helps make life more bearable.

Yes it does. But that also doesn't mean that a person who throws a ball 90 mph should be paid $10 million a year for just a few months of work. If that's true, then teachers need to be paid that.

or Farmers. Doctors well...:)

Well... the problem is the leap of logic it asks you to take.
It starts talking about the amount of 'importance' we give to a certain thing... then jumps to the word 'need'. Is art, music, sports, et al 'important'? Yes. What you choose to enjoy after a hard days work... or to make a part of your life (such as I do with Music, Art, and literature) is in many ways just as important as a doctor you see to deal with any health issues.
But NEED... that's different. If, upon threat of death, I was asked to choose between that which gives me life and that which entertains me... I would easily choose life.
But I sure would miss my entertainment.

(smiles) That's all true. I think too it just goes about to the money factor. $10 million a year to toss a ball 90 mph for just 3 or 4 months a year verse teaching your children or you.

That's what sickens me. Teachers have to dig for garbage to live, from the rich's trash they throw away.

Well.. to play the devil's advocate here... I've seen some so-called art works go for millions and millions and I know the artists spent maybe 10 minutes and 20$ to make it. Is it WORTH millions? That depends on the eye of the beholder. I'm a former athlete and would've loved to have made it into the show. Unfortunately only a tiny fraction of people have the skill, time, and drive it takes to make it. Our local 'baseball player' frequently speaks of the tremendous cost of time and body he spent trying to make his career last and be productive enough. He comments on how infrequently he saw his family and all the rest of the little things that we don't see behind the scenes.
And many top athletes donate to charities, sponsor charities themselves, or give back to their communities. As long as they do those things, I'm not against them making millions. Does it seem insane to the normal people like us? Hell yeah. But then normal people like us couldn't do what they do, as well as they do it, and sacrifice as much of themselves as they do to be able to do those things. That's why their careers are so short. Most are lucky to still be productive when they're 30-35 and few start (their pro careers) before the age of 20. That's a 15 year window to make the most you can after spending your first 10-15 years as a child working hard to make the big show. Then, if you meet them afterwards... after the career is over... many are in declining physical health with joint pain and bone issues and head trauma issues. I could tell you the story of Andre Dawson whose knees were so bad in the latter stages of his career it took many cortizone shots and 2 full hours to even be able to play a game... and after the game it took the rest of the day to ice down, get more shots, and get ready to do it all over again the next day. After his career was done, it was complete knee replacements and several surgeries and to this day he walks around like he's 100 year old man. It's so easy to see the $ they make and the game they play and shake our heads in disbelief... and it's also so hard to see their rest of their stories.
TBH, I rarely go to the ballgames anymore. It's become too costly to go. But I still don't begrudge them their lives. They worked hard for it.

My what a great thing I fully agree that we do not need them idiot talking heads my horses and dog make better sense.Ps I was a professional mechanic and my company charged almost $200 per hour of my work

And you'd make my car run longer, or repair something I need. You DESERVE $200 an hour. A football player doesn't.

Lawyers...well the bard said it best about Lawyers :)

Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2: Dick to Jack Cade.