Myself for instance. Didn't drop out of college so I could play games. I dropped out because I didn't know what I wanted to do.
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Tomorrow is my last day at my job not so I can go home and play video games all day. It's because I'm not happy where I'm at.
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Do I want to make a living in the video game industry? Absolutely. But I'm not going to sit at home playing games hoping for it to happen
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@Chillrogg stated this article could easily be linked to sports. I know several people who continue to not work hoping they make it 1/22 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Sports has a much higher barrier to entry than video games, so while it happens, I would bet video games happens far far more often.
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That argument needs data behind it. You can spin it 100 ways w "I think x." Ex: soccer is more popular than gaming and costs less than a rig
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So you think barrier to entry to being a professional gamer is just as difficult as making a Major League Soccer team?
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It depends. The poorest youths in the country have no route to being pro gamers. They can play sports all day and get scouted though.
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Key word here is youths... how many 20+ year olds do you know go "man, I remember playing soccer as a kid, I'm gonna see if I can go pro now
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Anyway, I think you all are making good points about it - I think it's an interesting discussion if nothing else.
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Always good to have a civilized discussion! Well done!pic.twitter.com/iYg6l7RdAK
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