Comment Money, money, money and whine (Score 3, Insightful) 85
Two opinions put forth in the article:
If I don't get paid I won't play.
If I have to give up my college career to play CS professionally I won't play.
First let us put things in perspective here. As far as I know, very few sports have been lucrative for athletes in the beginning. Did people playe soccer 100 years ago to make money? No, since there was no money in soccer then, people played for the fun of it, for love of their sport and, probably, for fame and glory. How many of todays professional athletes make enough money to earn a living? Many of them have 'real' jobs on the side to make ends meet. Of course, this depends on the sport in question.
Second, having to give something up to do the other is a common thing, often referred to as making a commitment. Many people give up their promising careers in athletics, soccer, etc. to follow a more 'standard' route to earning your living. Some of them go for it, deciding they will pursue their dreams of getting to the olympics or something similar. If they succeed, good for them, if they don't, well , good luck to them.
It is not unlikely that one day, there will be money in playing CS professionally, or any other computer based game. But it will take time and no amount of whining is going to make it happen faster, only hard work and inventive ideas on how to bring CS out to a wider audience.
If I don't get paid I won't play.
If I have to give up my college career to play CS professionally I won't play.
First let us put things in perspective here. As far as I know, very few sports have been lucrative for athletes in the beginning. Did people playe soccer 100 years ago to make money? No, since there was no money in soccer then, people played for the fun of it, for love of their sport and, probably, for fame and glory. How many of todays professional athletes make enough money to earn a living? Many of them have 'real' jobs on the side to make ends meet. Of course, this depends on the sport in question.
Second, having to give something up to do the other is a common thing, often referred to as making a commitment. Many people give up their promising careers in athletics, soccer, etc. to follow a more 'standard' route to earning your living. Some of them go for it, deciding they will pursue their dreams of getting to the olympics or something similar. If they succeed, good for them, if they don't, well , good luck to them.
It is not unlikely that one day, there will be money in playing CS professionally, or any other computer based game. But it will take time and no amount of whining is going to make it happen faster, only hard work and inventive ideas on how to bring CS out to a wider audience.
