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Re:I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroye... by roguecoder on Friday February 02, 2018 @03:23PM (#16293903)
The average lifetime earnings of a programmer are higher than professional athletes: http://www.businessinsider.com/better-to-be-a-software-engin... And my job doesn't expect me to sacrifice my mental and physical health, setting me up for a shortened lifetime of degenerative neurological disease in exchange for that cash.
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Re:I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroye... by JamesBarney on Friday February 02, 2018 @03:43PM (#16294045)
They didn't discount future earnings. i.e. You wouldn't buy a T-Bond that will pay you 10,000 in 30 years for $10,000 today.

If you discount future earnings at 6% you get 1.8 millions for software engineering versus 2.67 million for NFL.

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Re:I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroye... by x0x0 on Saturday February 03, 2018 @12:57AM (#16296410)
An safe investment with a 6% return is a fantasy.

30 year treasuries pay roughly 3% before inflation.

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Re:I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroye... by JamesBarney on Saturday February 03, 2018 @03:13AM (#16296754)
A career is not as safe of an investment as a t-bond.
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Re:I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroye... by jedberg on Friday February 02, 2018 @04:14PM (#16294241)
I'd much rather have 3 million in 4 years than 6 million in 40 years. I could grow the 3 million to well beyond 6 million after 40 years.
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Re:I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroye... by JumpCrisscross on Friday February 02, 2018 @03:43PM (#16294047)
Average lifetime earnings are a terrible metric for entertainers, whose earnings are extremely exponentially distributed.
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Re:I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroye... by avip on Friday February 02, 2018 @04:47PM (#16294458)
How so? Isn't sitting still for 9h/day way less healthy than playing professional sport?
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Re:I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroye... by gbear605 on Saturday February 03, 2018 @09:24AM (#16297721)
Many (most?) NFL players walk away with horrific brain damage and extreme physical injuries. Sitting still for 9h/day certainly isn't great for your health, but there are things you can do to counteract it - go to the gym, for example. NFL players can't avoid those injuries.
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