The big difference is that athletic talent peaks early. If your human material is going to be used up and tossed aside by age 35 (at most) it makes sense to try and get them early. See recruiting practices (and training methods) for female gymnasts. Vs, say, philosophers. Or mathematicians.
Or are you actually bemoaning the fact that society as a whole puts more value on sports than intellectual disciplines? It is kind of built in, isn't it? Plus the whole panem et circenses thing...
Last edited by SiaSL; 06/26/12 10:16 AM.
