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Message: [QUOTE="BlueSkyGLW, post: 3953207, member: 11281"] Good points all. About relative importance of athletes vs. surgeons, et. al., I used to believe like you that what the athletes do - entertain - is a luxury, therefore not as important as those life-saving endeavors. This pandemic changed my mind. The entertainment they provide relieves the mind of life-centric negative thoughts even if only for a few hours. The rise in depressions and consequent suicides during the pandemic indicates such entertainment reaching the millions who are locked down and staying at home serves a vital relief valve and sports reaches tens of thousands, if not millions. It may not be noticeable during normal times but it is now: entertainment of any kind serves a vital purpose. Sports reaches more people than most forms of entertainment. So, what athletes do are important as well and because of the numbers they reach, perhaps even equally, if not more important than a surgeon saving one life? Two or more suicides prevented.....countless depressions relieved.... Just a thought.... [/QUOTE]