EPTOn July 22 2006 20:05 WhatisProtoss wrote:
You're an idiot. If you're trying to convince me of something, then try doing it with some better logic, instead of that: "Oh, sure. You think THAT'S a good way to live? Yeah.. well... It's not. I'm not trying to shove that down your throat or anything, but you're wrong."
Good logic, bozo. Okay, to answer your ridiculous comment.
1) No decent education.
The thing is, Korean students get better education than kids in the US. That being besides the point, these progamers are called "athletes" in Korea. And you could say the same thing about any athlete in any country. They all put in ridiculous amounts of time and efforts into what they do. You think any American sports athlete is well educated? Most likely less than a Korean progamer.
2) Salary.
Okay.
Progamer (10 years) x ($200,000) = $2 Million
An Average Person:
Comfortable Salary for family and kids: $60,000
Years of work: ~30 years
($60,000) x (30 years) = $1.8 Million
Okay, not only does a progamer make a lifetime salary of MORE than an average comfortable worker.... Add a fanbase of hundreds of thousands of people, including extra income, such as surpluses for winning a tournament, endorsements from clothing companies, TV advertisements, TV special games. So that could easily double the amount of money earned.
3) No fallback after career ends.
There are a lot of things that could happen. They could coach teams, or become broadcasters on TV for Starcraft. Plus, once they're over, they're still young, still in their 20's. They could easily go back to school, (with their HUGE incomes) and easily choose another profession if Starcraft doesn't seem fit for them later on.
You're an idiot. If you're trying to convince me of something, then try doing it with some better logic, instead of that: "Oh, sure. You think THAT'S a good way to live? Yeah.. well... It's not. I'm not trying to shove that down your throat or anything, but you're wrong."
Good logic, bozo. Okay, to answer your ridiculous comment.
1) No decent education.
The thing is, Korean students get better education than kids in the US. That being besides the point, these progamers are called "athletes" in Korea. And you could say the same thing about any athlete in any country. They all put in ridiculous amounts of time and efforts into what they do. You think any American sports athlete is well educated? Most likely less than a Korean progamer.
2) Salary.
Okay.
Progamer (10 years) x ($200,000) = $2 Million
An Average Person:
Comfortable Salary for family and kids: $60,000
Years of work: ~30 years
($60,000) x (30 years) = $1.8 Million
Okay, not only does a progamer make a lifetime salary of MORE than an average comfortable worker.... Add a fanbase of hundreds of thousands of people, including extra income, such as surpluses for winning a tournament, endorsements from clothing companies, TV advertisements, TV special games. So that could easily double the amount of money earned.
3) No fallback after career ends.
There are a lot of things that could happen. They could coach teams, or become broadcasters on TV for Starcraft. Plus, once they're over, they're still young, still in their 20's. They could easily go back to school, (with their HUGE incomes) and easily choose another profession if Starcraft doesn't seem fit for them later on.
Wow GGNORE
