It is no secret that today’s entertainment industry is extremely popular, with nearlyeveryone being engaged at some time in watching TV shows, movies and sportsgames. The North American sports industry alone generates a massive $67. 7billion every year. With the present emphasis on entertainment, sportsmen andwomen and professional entertainers can earn enormous salaries, with figures inthe millions for one game, appearance or film. This situation certainly does reflecttoday’s society’s obsession with entertainment. Many people argue that celebrities do not deserve such payment when work inother professions considered of equal or higher value to society is underpaid. A-listcelebrities can make over $20 million per movie, whilst many average workers canbarely make ends meet. Of course there are lots of people who say that there arebetter ways the money could be used, rather than allowing such a vast amount togo to just one person. This is a fairly naive point of view, though. So long as peoplewish to watch entertainment, advertising in turn will be present and the mostwatched celebrities will be able to earn high salaries, as their presence will ensurethe high viewing figures the advertisers desire. Though celebrities and sportsmen and sportswomen often make very large sumsof money, it can also be seen as unfair to say that they do not deserve it orpropose their money be used for something else. While it is true that they did notfind a cure for cancer or made a life-changing scientific discovery, their hard workand expertise created a product that the public wants to see and the high paymentmerely reflects their value. In conclusion, it is clear that today’s society is indeed a society obsessed withbeing entertained and the high salaries paid to those who entertain society clearlyreflect this. The high payments, however, are not necessarily out of place orundeserved.
It is no secret that
today
’s entertainment industry is
extremely
popular, with
nearlyeveryone
being engaged
at
some
time in watching TV
shows
, movies and
sportsgames
. The North American sports industry alone generates a massive $67. 7billion every year. With the present emphasis on entertainment, sportsmen
andwomen
and professional entertainers can earn enormous salaries, with figures
inthe
millions for one game, appearance or film. This situation
certainly
does
reflecttoday
’s
society’s
obsession with entertainment.
Many
people
argue that celebrities do not deserve such payment when work
inother
professions considered of equal or higher value to
society
is underpaid.
A-listcelebrities
can
make
over $20 million per movie, whilst
many
average workers
canbarely
make
ends
meet
.
Of course
there are lots of
people
who say that there
arebetter
ways the money could be
used
,
rather
than allowing such a vast amount
togo
to
just
one person. This is a
fairly
naive point of view, though.
So
long as
peoplewish
to
watch
entertainment, advertising in turn will be present and the
mostwatched
celebrities will be able to earn
high
salaries, as their presence will
ensurethe
high
viewing figures the advertisers desire. Though celebrities and sportsmen and sportswomen
often
make
very
large
sumsof
money, it can
also
be
seen
as unfair to say that they do not deserve it
orpropose
their money be
used
for something else. While it is true that they did
notfind
a cure for cancer or made a life-changing scientific discovery, their
hard
workand
expertise created a product that the public wants to
see
and the
high
paymentmerely
reflects their value.
In conclusion
, it is
clear
that
today
’s
society
is
indeed
a
society
obsessed
withbeing
entertained and the
high
salaries paid to those who entertain
society
clearlyreflect
this. The
high
payments,
however
, are not
necessarily
out of place
orundeserved
.