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[–] 47 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Pro athletes weren't (officially) allowed to compete in the Olympics until 1988

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  • [–] 43 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    The long term university students with golden long term "scholarships" in the US, the Soviet soldiers with unlimited hours for their "hobby", and the legion of public employees in European countries that went for 8 hours runs before "work" were 100% not professional athletes.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    8 hours runs before "work"

    This would get me to actually sit through a meeting, but at what price?

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    Thre price, for me, would be that they have to deal with the dead body laid out on the conference table during the meeting. I absolutely guarantee that after an 8 hour run, I will have been dead for 7 hours and 55 minutes.

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