The Jacobin Sports Show

Should we abolish pro sports?


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Consider the carbon output tens of millions of fans produce driving to games to watch teams who take dozens of flights per season on jets that are environmentally a nightmare. The fans whose love & passion allow pro sports to thrive through all kinds of economic downturns repeatedly pay higher prices for lesser access. Most people in sports media are paid poverty wages, if they're paid at all. The allocation of wealth within the leagues themselves is criminal. The Mardy Fish/Steph Curry incident is just another hint at the coming gambling iceberg. Should pro sports even exist?

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