Quoted from guymontag451:People don't discuss how much money they make, either with friends or family or amongst co-workers.
The worst thing that ever happened to professional sports was the publishing of athletes' salaries. It instantly went from performance stats determining who the best players were to just a comparison of salaries. "Sure, you score 20 points and ten rebounds per game to my twelve and eight, but I make two million a year more than you do so I'm the better player." And every contract negotiation after athletes' salaries were published just pushed them higher and higher, as players looked to top the others' pay.