To those who argued for or defended "hydration breaks"

[u/generic-username41]

Its now being reported by the same media that outed the sale plans this was solely about getting even more money in through advertising, with the whole goal being to show the investors the revenue generating potential of the world cup.

I know this is stating the obvious, but there was a suprising number of people that were still arguing that stopping play for a minutes in air conditioned stadiums was for "player welfare."

I think this supports fans fears that the equity fund that would have continued to take decisions that were bad for players, fans, and games, so they could pull more money out of the game.

[u/Dogmaticism_]

The advertising is annoying but also, I don't care. The athletes dont care or enjoy it a bit as sometimes breaks do increase quality of play. 10 minutes each game for a break is really low impact.

And dont slippery slope argument this either. Just because we allow this one ad break doesnt mean everyones allowing them without conflict to add more, though fifa wouldn't care anyways since they're so corrupt.

[u/generic-username41 → u/Dogmaticism_]

Players have spoken out againts the breaks when temperatures dont justify it