[solumunus]

Even someone with marginally less top speed isn’t getting paid half as much as Usain Bolt. Athletes aren’t getting paid per unit of output. This analogy is not analogising.

[eru]

No, no, you understood it exactly right: someone who's 99% as fast as Usain Bolt doesn't get 99% as much attention and money either.

[solumunus]

Which doesn’t even slightly apply to what you’re drawing the analogy against. Your attempted analogy is invalid.