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SC2 Linked to Job Losses

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SirJolt
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
the Dagon Knight4011 Posts
September 13 2010 18:30 GMT
#1
I couldn’t believe it when I first saw the news myself, but looks like StarCraft 2 has had an even more pronounced impact on the economy than had been expected. What’s weird is that this is something that had been foreseen when SC2 was first announced. Still, that doesn’t account for the state of the job market in the wake of SC2.

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Look at these guys. These were men with a skill, a craft. They were top-notch consultants, hired for a combination of their knowledge and judgement, largely to train progamers.

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All of the men in the above photograph have one thing in common. They are all now unemployed, their services no longer in demand, dropped from affluence in a world that no longer needed them to a world of poverty.

They’re spending their time microing crusts of stale bread around the inside of a soup bowl.

Who knows how bad it could get?
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The worst part is that this will only get worse, as the rise in interest worldwide puts more and more pressure on the professional gaming scene, we’re destined to see the hopes and dreams of a million potential professionals dashed in the attempt to make something of themselves.

This is the damage that Blizzard has done.


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zerglingsfolife
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States1694 Posts
September 13 2010 18:35 GMT
#2
Oh my god this was awesome, 5/5!!! Muta micro hero looks like a badass
Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crown and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness.
SpartiK1S
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States145 Posts
September 13 2010 18:38 GMT
#3
just play the new game already. As much as I like the legacy, history, and depth of bw, this is the future. 12 GSLs a year=a shitload of money to be made, which can be made by guess who...progammers
"Why is it so cold and lonely?"-Nal_Ra
MangoTango
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States3670 Posts
September 13 2010 18:38 GMT
#4
I thought this was about unemployment or somesuch. Hilarious. I'm not so sure about Defiler experts being out of jobs, (Z)Action still seems to be gainfully employed.
"One fish, two fish, red fish, BLUE TANK!" - Artosis
SirJolt
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
the Dagon Knight4011 Posts
September 13 2010 18:41 GMT
#5
The sad thing is that I didn't realise I had put so much zerg in this until after I'd posted it...

God I love Action!
Moderator@SirJolt
Metalwing
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Turkey1038 Posts
September 13 2010 18:45 GMT
#6
"I used to dodge scarabs, now i just qq" hilarity ensures. Nice blog.
#1 CheckPrime fan // Terrans gonna Terran
Hyperionnn
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Turkey4968 Posts
September 13 2010 18:47 GMT
#7
didnt giggle at all
Never.Die
Profile Joined March 2010
Japan189 Posts
September 13 2010 18:56 GMT
#8
"I used to dodge scarabs, now i just qq" did it for me haha. Awesome blog man, you should definitely add more to it.
seRapH
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States9808 Posts
September 13 2010 19:38 GMT
#9
Splitter Sensei
Building Placement Adept
Dark Swarm Doyen
Wraith Wonk
boomer hands
Tazza
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Korea (South)1678 Posts
September 13 2010 19:39 GMT
#10
5/5 dude, this is hilarious, I actually there were job losses
Garaman
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States556 Posts
September 13 2010 21:01 GMT
#11
great blog, 5/5.
sc:Bw is such a deeper game.
not to mention, better to watch
i hope to god effort continues to grow.
i believe he will be the one to stop flash!
hofodomo
Profile Joined March 2010
United States257 Posts
September 13 2010 21:15 GMT
#12
"I used to be a Terran Walling Consultant...now these kids have their shiny gadgets and perfectly square edges."
Smoke weed ev'ry day.
leftykill
Profile Joined October 2009
United States120 Posts
September 13 2010 21:41 GMT
#13
great blog
SirJolt
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
the Dagon Knight4011 Posts
September 13 2010 23:37 GMT
#14
On September 14 2010 03:47 Hyperionnn wrote:
didnt giggle at all


You're right not to Hyperionnn, this is no laughing matter.

Think of all the wasted hours getting your APM up past 200... so sad.

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29 fps
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States5725 Posts
September 14 2010 00:40 GMT
#15
lol. bw is still alive (for now....) jobs are a bit unstable and the future is uncertain, but theyre still here....... for now at least....
4v4 is a battle of who has the better computer.
zerglingsfolife
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States1694 Posts
September 14 2010 01:07 GMT
#16
I've played 2 people today who were like 1000 point diamond players with 40 apm... wtf
Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crown and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness.
TheToast
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4808 Posts
September 14 2010 05:34 GMT
#17
lmao I love it.

The fact that you did all of this in MS Paint somehow makes it even more epic lol.

I like the way the walls go out. Gives you an open feeling. Firefly's a good design. People don't appreciate the substance of things. Objects in space. People miss out on what's solid.
endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
September 14 2010 07:31 GMT
#18
You're such a naysayer you could at least have saluted Blizzard for their disability inclusion efforts.
One-armed people can finally own people on bnet !

(5/5 blog btw)
ॐ
Atom Cannister
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Germany380 Posts
September 14 2010 15:37 GMT
#19
You should have put it in the sc 2 forum

Also, the drone drillers will find employment quite easily as supervisors
...
Shiragaku
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Hong Kong4308 Posts
September 14 2010 15:39 GMT
#20
lol That was nice.
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