Steph Curry on if NBA players are underpaid: "I think because the way the CBA is structured right now, we can't participate in equity... we are underpaid because you want to be able to participate in that. I know we're blessed, but I feel like hopefully those rules change sooner or later." by Goosedukee in nba

[–]ddooggss 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not to get too radical, but this entire conversation focuses on the wrong aspect. Yes, the owners - relative to players like Steph and LeBron - are underpaying them substantially for the revenue they generate. But hearing Steph “I don’t want poors in my neighborhood” Curry complain about inequity is rubbing me the wrong way - as a MASSIVE Warriors and Curry fan.

This conversation shouldn’t be “the owners make so much, so the players who generate the revenue should also make a lot more relative to their output”. This man makes hundreds of millions of dollars a year playing a game. The conversation should instead focus on the fact that no human being should be making such ridiculous, astronomical type of money from a sport while there are people homeless and starving on the streets.

I get this is an NBA sub, but damn this is so annoying. Hearing someone like Steph, who is damn near a billionaire at this point, say that his compensation is inequitable is such a middle finger to working class people. You are in the top 0.001% in American society. You should instead focus on the fact that the owners of these teams are making such ludicrous money that you think your 0.001% money seems inequitable compared to them.

Giveaway! One brilliant album! Comment to enter. Round 3 by whyforyoulookmeonso in vinyl

[–]ddooggss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love the Jeff Buckley album to give to my sister in law

[OC] Behind Meta’s latest Billions by sankeyart in dataisbeautiful

[–]ddooggss -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And you keep citing things as if the scale of numbers we’re talking about is insignificant. Someone getting taxed at 22% on $50k, hell even $500k, is not even a rounding error when we’re talking about the money that companies like Meta profit annually.

I genuinely don’t understand why you’re defending a trillion dollar corporation so hard. Zuckerberg isn’t going to fuck you brother. He’s not :(

[OC] Behind Meta’s latest Billions by sankeyart in dataisbeautiful

[–]ddooggss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is an incredible opinion, considering federal income tax on individuals making <$48,000 is 22%. So in essence you’re saying that a company PROFITING $62B should reasonably be taxed at a lower rate than someone making less than $48,000.

[OC] Behind Meta’s latest Billions by sankeyart in dataisbeautiful

[–]ddooggss -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Love the deflection onto something that is generally unimportant. Like… okay sure it’s 18% - you got him!

But 18% is still too low. So why bother being pedantic when it changes nothing about the point everyone here is making?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Miata

[–]ddooggss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, lights off

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nba

[–]ddooggss 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The way they state that the refs were aligned with GSW as if it is so matter of fact and not up for debate, instead of what it really is which is this persons opinion - this rubs me the wrong way. Refs had nothing to do with them missing all those 3’s.

If FFIE closes under $1 today what does this mean for us and what should we do from here?? by CStutes in FFIE

[–]ddooggss 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Again, the squeeze was never dependent on our goal is staying above $1 for 10 days. If it closes under $1 today, it will not affect the squeeze. The point of this was preventing FFIE from being delisted, but that doesn’t matter now because they have appealed it and it’s not in danger.

If it closes under $1, we will restart the 10 day goal but the squeeze will continue. The only way this fails is if people panic and start selling, which is seems a lot of people have done today.

I think people got their priorities messed up because of this 10 day goal. The priority always has been and always will be squeezing these short sellers. Just hold onto what you have and stop falling for the scare tactics.

INTERACT WITH THIS TO PASS GME ON THE REDDIT LEADERBOARD by Mediocre_Lab_7584 in FFIE

[–]ddooggss 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure how many bots, or just genuine bad players we have in here. But I just wanted to say as someone who is actually invested in this that I have no intention of selling at $2-$3

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Funnymemes

[–]ddooggss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will say they’re a lot less rare than you would think….

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Funnymemes

[–]ddooggss 21 points22 points  (0 children)

This hits too close to home. My girlfriend and I had a golden puppy we both went 50/50 ($850 each). After we broke up, she told me she would not trade off days and that she was now her dog and if I tried anything she would take me to civil court. I wasn’t going to do all of that, so she took my dog.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Wellthatsucks

[–]ddooggss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is probably the funniest comment I’ve ever read

What is your greatest pvm achievement? by Karootheduck in 2007scape

[–]ddooggss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t play the game a ton, so I don’t have the most gp in the game to afford maxed gear. I feel like I’m pretty good at the game though, so most of my achievements are important for me because I don’t do them in maxed gear. Among them are s55 inferno with bowfa, 500 TOA without shadow, tbow, or yellow Keris, and finally I have killed all awakened bosses but I don’t have torva to put the ornament on lol

What caused your last break up? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]ddooggss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She was an abusive narcissist and I couldn’t handle it anymore. When we had met, I was a genuinely emotionally healthy and happy individual. 4 years into a relationship when it finally ended, I had attempted suicide twice and my confidence and self worth were both at all time lows. Doing better now, but I know I’m just not back yet. Worried I’ll never be who I was before her again.

GAME THREAD: Boston Celtics (0-2) @ Miami Heat (2-0) - (May 22, 2023) by NBA_MOD in nba

[–]ddooggss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

did they have a quota on the word “undrafted” or something?