On the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year on February 12, Beijing time, on the evening of the second day of Las Vegas time (the time difference between Las Vegas and Beijing is 16 hours), the annual "American Spring Festival Gala", the 58th NFL Super Bowl football game was held in Las Vegas, and in the end, the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in overtime 25-22 to win the championship.
Known as the "American Spring Festival Gala", the NFL Super Bowl Finals are held every year on the first Sunday of January or February, and this year is the 58th, also known as the "American Spring Festival Gala", this year's ticket prices have reached the highest in history, with an average ticket price of $9,815 per ticket, but it is still hard to find a ticket.
In addition to the tickets, the business behind the Super Bowl is huge:
Hundreds of millions of viewers, $15 million worth of halftime performances, $7 million worth of 30-second commercials, CBS (CBS) advertising revenue of more than $600 million, more than 1,000 private jets and $2.5 million worth of private boxes, etc., are huge.
The Super Bowl, like the Spring Festival Gala in China, is also an annual ritual in American families.
At the event, the National Retail Federation estimated that 77% of Americans would watch and listen to the Super Bowl;
Americans will spend more than $17 billion on the Super Bowl, 80% of which will be focused on dining;
Whether it's dining, paying to watch games, or buying team derivatives, the average American spends $86.04 during the Super Bowl.
As you know, there are four major sports events in the United States: Major League Baseball, National Basketball League (NBA), National Football League, Super Bowl, and Major Hockey League.
American football, also known as American football, is a type of football, the most popular sport in the United States, and the first of the four major professional sports in North America.
Rugby originated in England more than 200 years ago and became an Olympic sport in 1900. On October 7, 1996, the Chinese Rugby Association was formally established.
Let's summarize today's case:
According to Hayek, the direct altruistic instinct must be limited in order for human beings to survive and thrive, and this is a matter of "life and death".
This may be difficult to understand, but a little in-depth comparison and analysis of business and philanthropy can reveal that:
It is based on superficial self-interested business that we can best serve others and serve the common interests of the whole society, and business is the greatest public welfare.
Self-interest is also an act that arises from the compassion of human nature.
The purpose of altruism is actually self-interest, and business is superficially self-interested, but it is actually to serve others and society, which is the principle that Adam Smith cannot see the hand that I talked about last time.
Everyone wants to maximize the value of the capital in their hands, and the purpose of doing so is only for personal enjoyment and the realization of personal dreams, and they do not know that doing so will promote the development of social public utilities and public welfare, which is the principle of invisible hands.
That is, it is actually to promote the development of public utilities and public welfare, business is the greatest public welfare, the core purpose of business is to serve others, but free public welfare activities or charity can not be done, why do you say so?
Twenty years ago, we donated a batch of computers in Ningxia, and some parents at that time asked if we had computers at home, could we give money or other things, but we couldn't do it, because we only prepared computers, so this kind of donation often can't create value, and it will cause waste, and the donation is not sustainable.
In the past, we donated to Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, including Albania and North Korea, until today these countries are still underdeveloped and under-wealthy, so donations can only be donated in times of disaster or urgent need, otherwise it is not conducive to the normal development of society.
The core purpose of business is to serve others.
But that's not the case with free public interest events (or charities).
Reviewer: Li Xinyu
Editor: Chenchen