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"Why do professional athletes make so much money when...?" is the wrong question to ask.

"Why do people pay so much money for a small bit of entertainment for themselves when there is so much need in the world?" is a better one. This brings us right back to some uncomfortable facts about human nature.

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No, it's stranger than that. People (myself included) think twice about a $5 app that will be used for a huge aggregate time, but don't hesitate at $20 for a cinema ticket to a craptastic film, or a subscription to some sort of sports channel. The app in using to write this cost me $6 and I have used it for way too many hours (and its one minor bug clipping comment length is still there damn it!)

You may be interested in this then. http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~%20adamodar/New_Home_Page/invfab... It's a fascinating read and may relate to why people are willing to invest in seemly irrelevant markets.

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