EPTDay9's union 2011 Address - Page 8
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Dan7
Bulgaria23 Posts
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Icekommander
Canada483 Posts
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suejak
Japan545 Posts
On January 10 2011 21:26 Naftali wrote: "Stop thinking and give him money"? Sorry, no. To both commands. I really can't understand why Day9 is some sort higher individual who will lead us into the promised land. He's a good caster, for sure, and the dailies are good (although I'm far too busy to watch them, usually). I can't see why he deserves donations to do things that are basically serving his own interests as much as they are those of esports. He's not some monk with an alms bowl who only eats before noon and then spends the rest of the day meditating on proper drone timing. He's a business-man and a brand. Get an agent. Get paid well for casting tournaments. Coach for three hundred bucks an hour. Go be a success! Day9 does not need to martyr himself or live on ramen so that esports can get big, because it getting big will ultimately enrich a lot of people. I hope he's one of them. I cannot see why he needs my five bucks to get there, though. Other people have climbed the ladder without asking for handouts, he should, too. Then don't donate. Save your lectures. He deserves donations because he deserves to be compensated for what he does. It's not a hand-out; it's a voluntary payment for services. E-sports is not big yet, and the money definitely just isn't quite there for a Day[9]. "Get paid well" is hilllarious advice, btw. If you don't want to, don't. But don't expect us to buy your weird bootstraps ideologue reasoning for it. | ||
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sas01
Canada303 Posts
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Bean54
United States85 Posts
He's in a "business" that can almost disappear overnight depending on whats holding the interest of gamers at the time. So why not ask for more money when you know you can get it? I think it was a bit much that half the video was basically him asking for money though of course he kept adding the qualifier "but of course you don't have to." I also find it ironic he asks for money and claims he turns down sponsors, yet he sits there with a JINX sweatshirt on over his usual outfit. | ||
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CursedFeanor
Canada539 Posts
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CidO
United States695 Posts
Sean is a genuinely good person, we are lucky to have him supporting eSports and SC2 in general. The growth potential for this is crazy. He hasn't done adverts like he could have already, which says a lot about him. He could have easily sold out to a company and had "Buy xxxx gear it will make your game better" beneath his layover to cover costs, but instead he has not sold out and I am happy for that. | ||
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Krehlmar
Sweden1149 Posts
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Copymizer
Denmark2107 Posts
On January 11 2011 02:08 sas01 wrote: Forget the naysayers!!! E-sports outside of Korea will happen and Day9 is leading the charge!!! Just look at the Reddit event that happened yesterday, just an amazing experience!!! All the people saying sc2 is dead are wrong. Also during weapon of choice djwheat and chill talked about this and i totally agree with them!! Exactly what reddit showed yesterday proved how popular SC2 is ! There was a whopping 14k viewers watching at it's highest when i was on ! That's pretty crazy when you think about it especially compared to a normal club football match here in Denmark when my team plays theres ca. 10+ sitting in the stadium i'm amazed to think that the count is more when watchint Sc2 | ||
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ThaZenith
Canada3116 Posts
Money makes the world go round. Whether it be tournaments needing sponsors to have the cash to operate, or a person putting all their time into creating content for us needing cash for food, cash is needed. It's not inherently evil, though a lot of you seem to think it is. | ||
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VelRa_G
Canada304 Posts
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universalwill
United States654 Posts
although i think that it would be in everyone's best interest for day9 to start doing whatever small things he can to get some more money to put into esports. for instance, switching to justin.tv. they pay a good amount of money to people with a lot of viewers, and i don't think anyone would mind sitting through a commercial or two at the beginning and end of ever daily if it helped to bring in more money for his projects. and i don't think he should worry too much about sponsors if they don't get in the way. esports is still a growing business, and i think that if he wants to accelerate the growth, he's going to need to accept as much money as he can without "selling out" football is as big as he says it is because the NFL accepts sponsors that pay for things. if he is unwilling to accept sponsors, it will really restrict the flow of money. | ||
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-miDnight-
Taiwan455 Posts
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purpose
Sweden1017 Posts
There are alot of people who do a shit tone of work for esports. To say that Day9 is more important or deserv it more is just to piss on all those other people. Day9 is good, he has made a name out of himself. He should have no problem getting money to help esport get better, without having to ask the community for cash. But thats just my oppinion. | ||
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Creem
Sweden254 Posts
@Purpose If you don't want to donate it's fine, no one has any right to hold that against you. And this is not about Day9 being a more important human being than anyone else, but it's literally impossible to ignore all the work and effort he has put into this. | ||
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Disconnect
United States84 Posts
Tastosis should be sponsoring him considering all the advertising he gives them by wearing Handsome Nerd shirts. | ||
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