The 'Price' Of Fame?

     Every so often, I ponder the 'advancement' of man, and, wonder, how, when being aware of 'event's, such as the, annual, hot-dog eating contest, sponsored by 'Nathans', that, we can find such, 'entertainment' rewarding, in any way? How different is this, truly, from when the ancient, Romans partook of the spectacle of watching Christians being consumed by lions, or, even, the witnessing of 'witches' being burned at the stake, or the 'hang-man' lynching some, poor, undeserving, soul? Since time, immemorial, mankind has had a fascination for things, macabre, outrageous, and, downright, GROSS! It's akin to a person's 'morbid-curiosity' to look at, rather than to turn away from, a car-accident. Beyond this, it, truly, 'escapes me' as to why it is, as a culture, we not only 'condone' this, absurd, 'eating-competition' but, even, further, promote it as if an event similar to the Olympics. What a world! I understand, from the perspective of the 'competitor' the NEED to win...to be recognized as the BEST at something; yet...I find, this, particular, form of 'exercise' in pursuit of a prize, to be repugnant, on SO many, levels. But, hey...this is just me and my opinion. Evidently, far, MORE folks, than, myself, LOVE LOVE LOVE this stuff; and, this is, certainly, Ok. I do not judge. I, simply, know, that, it ain't for me! I suppose, that, there is a certain-level of 'entertainment' value to be appreciated within this, dog-eating debacle, or, at the very, least, an amount of 'awe' one may experience while watching; this, being the fact, that, the competitors, have, thus-far, actually, SURVIVED! So...I guess, 'self-abuse', or, mistreatment of a body, as entertainment is, still, 'in'. The more things change...the MORE they stay the SAME! Just Sayin'...