Mainstream economics operates with a subjective idea of value. The previous poster can think whatever he wants about the drama vs sports, there's no objective right or wrong.

What does exist is an outcome about who gets paid.

There seems to be a large segment of HN users with an irrational distaste for sports. I suspect it's because they lacked the work ethic and pain tolerance to ever become good at any sport. So they denigrate sports in general as a mental coping mechanism.