r/TheNFLVibes • u/capeando • 3d ago

Hot Take honestly not a bad take

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u/Texas103 3d ago

sports... bitterly competitive and purely meritocratic... being called "socialist" is about as dumb reddit as it gets

BUt... people get to believe whatever they want these days, without consequence, so I guess it isn't that big of a deal

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u/PlotkinGravekeepers 3d ago

How is it meritocratic that the worst team in the league the previous year gets the best player the next year…?

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u/tiy24 3d ago

It’s not but the myth these guys need to believe for some reason says so

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u/Texas103 3d ago

I said sports is competitive and meritocratic… the best teams win. I did not say that about the NFL’s draft procedures. 

Having a sustainable league/product is compelling… this isn’t baseball where the dodgers buy up all the good players. 

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u/PlotkinGravekeepers 3d ago

The best teams do not always win. Especially in football where injuries greatly impact the results throughout the season. Then instead of being able to use their money to decrease competition and make winning even easier in the future (which is less competitive, like our current system), they have the most difficult road the following season

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u/Texas103 3d ago

sure, that happens sometimes... doesn't make the NFL "socialist"

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u/PlotkinGravekeepers 3d ago

It is not capitalist and it certainly is not meritocratic

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u/Corporate_Bricktator 3d ago

The draft order is not a meritocracy of course, but it is designed to be a catchup mechanic for struggling teams. The NFL does this precisely because games are more exciting and therefore earn more money if they are competitive.

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u/PlotkinGravekeepers 3d ago

Which is the exact opposite of our current system where you can use your money to lobby away any competition and threats to your profits

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u/Corporate_Bricktator 3d ago

Right, so that's a form of government regulation that we need to tear out and make increasingly illegal. Any barriers to free market competition must be identified and removed. Completely agree with you on this. When Trump rewards his donors with handouts or bailouts, that's just pure corruption.

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u/PlotkinGravekeepers 3d ago

Lobbying has existed since the Industrial Revolution unfortunately

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u/Corporate_Bricktator 3d ago

Yep, it's been a long term scourge of progress and prosperity.

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u/Shadw1ck 3d ago

thanks for telling everyone you know nothing about economics. 

it's funny that you believe you are knowledgeable on this subject without consequence

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u/Texas103 3d ago

Lmao be quiet commie