Athletes have a special place in society. They are above the law, exempt from common trivialities that annoy regular citizens and privileged beyond comprehension. They take what is handed to them. Yet these fans that whine, moan, and point fingers are the same ones that pay hundreds of dollars to see these athletes play.
Society needs to reprioritize.
Doctors, teachers, law enforcement officers, professors, judges and nurses deserve to be getting all of the media exposure and endorsement money. These days, while it is considered entertainment, it is actually much more serious than that. People live and die vicariously through their home teams, professional athletes are routinely stalked and the personal lives of these superstars are infringed upon with the regularity of Metamucil. I know that the reprioritizing of society is strictly a pipe dream, but it's a wonder how we allowed the state of our civilization to get so out of hand. On the surface, athletics serve no constructive service to the common citizen.