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		bell-cot 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Private Equity's New Venture: Youth Sports In theory, the parents could just vote their feet. In practice, humans are frogs, and eager to prove their fitness as the pot of water grows hotter and hotter.

tylergetsay 5 months ago [–]

The kids want to be part of the team. A parent saying no to a kid because of $50 is cool in theory, but in practice...

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