<p>A classmate of mine just got drafted into the MLB 5th round. He would've gone 2nd, but he wanted twice as much money. 700K or something! 700 K!!! I'll be lucky if I ever make 700K over the course of my entire life. And I will have a Ph.D. under my belt, spending all my pocket's contents to go to the world's best universities.</p>
<p>While he, two weeks after he graduated high school, is already making close to a million dollars a year. I'M left-handed, why can't I be making that much money? With no education! No real marketable skill! And quite frankly, is very rude to intelligent people.</p>
<p>We're mostly hard-working people on these forums. Who all are going to the best universities and having to go through alot to become successful. Not some nobody from the cornfields. Has this happened to anyone else? Ain't it bloody annoying?</p>
<p>but you have to understand that his skills are extremely rare not too many people can do what he can do and that is why he is getting paid so much.</p>
<p>anybody can work hard and get into the best universities. all you need to do is stuff your nose in some books 24/7.</p>
<p>It's an injustice of this cruel, sick world that we have to live with. Seriously... you know there's a problem when an entertainer makes more money than a doctor--someone that saves lives.</p>
<p>All that aside, I think it's unfair to say that we're hard-working and they're not. I mean, he just doesn't have to have talent. He has to be able to work hard and cultivate it.</p>
<p>I wouldn't feel too jealous of his success if it was me. He's done a great job of making his life succesful his own way. When you get down to it, would you really want to be a professional athlete? You're an intellectual, you want to spend your days learning. As long as you can make a decent living (you can), does it really matter how much you or he end up making?</p>
<p>It's so much harder to get a high rank in a sport (to the point where you play on a professional level) than it is to get straight A's in school (and good SAT/ACT scores, etc.)</p>
<p>I guarantee you that guy has worked 10 times harder than all of us in his time in high school though, and that's why he's getting paid big time.</p>
<p>yeah i know...it's just annoying because he's the kid who always sleeps in class, and he's personally been very, very, very rude to me and my sister. i couldn't get through world history without him telling me to shut up, or calling me a nazi, or ridiculing me for actually answering my teacher's question. i never wanted to say anything in government because he'd always make very rude noises in the back. he and his group have caused my sister and me hell for the past four years. </p>
<p>this is the kid that everyone will remember! the only thing my school views as success is professional sport. it's certainly not a big deal on college confidential, where everyone is going to spectacular colleges, but my sister is the first student ever from my school to get accepted and to attend an Ivy league school. the only kid at my school positively lauded for being smart is also the three-sport athelete.</p>
<p>i'm not any better than him...and it is so not about the money specifically...but...i don't see why...</p>
<p>well, people who know me and people who him understand.</p>
<p>I agree. Some, or most, smart people just lack the common sense or the ambition to actually use their brain for making money (and no, I'm not talking $100k a year... I'm talking pro athlete wages). That's why my dreams aren't to have a certain occupation, but to be a really rich and famous man :D</p>
<p>While athletes on the other hand do utilize their skill for the purpose of making money.</p>
<p>If you think about it, athletes (not the mega superstars but rather the minor league players) have a relatively short time frame to make as much money as possible.</p>
<p>you people who are so "smart" have absolutely no idea about the principles of capitalism and economics. "Usefulness" does not often factor into price; supply and demand does. For example, water is one of the most useful things in the world, yet is very inexpensive. An emerald is not very useful, yet is incredibly expensive. </p>
<p>Please do not remain ignorant. Open your eyes to the world around you. This jeaousy is quite pathetic; you slight the accomplishments of others while overly scewing your own petty accomplishments.</p>
<p>someone who graduated from my highschool 4 years ago and went to clemson was drafted as well, 4th overall. i have no clue how much he is making.</p>
<p>so VERY few people are that good to be drafted...and you have a VERY short amount of time making that much. My brother's friend was in the NFL (just as a like 4th backup to some position on an average team) and made like $350,000 for three years...he loves football, but you can only do it for so long at so much money.</p>
<p>I'm not trying to be rude or anything at all but...conversations like this that don't really lead to conclusions/answers/and are empty, take up brain space that could be otherwise used for your own gain.</p>