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Rain 
I have been spending so much time thinking,
"what kind of company should I make?"
--I want to be my own boss. But most of all I would like to not worry about money.
My solution is to find a way to build a money-making system. This way, I would make money from the system I built. Then I would only have to build one or two systems, and when they are complete, I would have enough money to survive for 50 or 60 years. Like famous actors, singers, or writers / authors, you can make something once (a movie, song, or book) and when the next person buys it you make money again.
It's difficult to figure out what kind of system would work. It is a bit like trying to build a perpetual motion machine.
This is my current goal. Because if I achieve this, there are so many other things I would like to do. I don't enjoy thinking "I have to do this to make money," but I think it is a better idea to try to build something instead of working for the next 40 years.
We have so much potential. It is a shame we are forced to make so much money just to eat, to survive, to live. Imagine what we could do if we had every day free to do what we want! We would all be famous artists and scientists, I like to think. 
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Do you know what you want to do with your life, even a little bit?
I think it's valuable to do things you don't like to make money. It drives you to find what you do want to do with your life, and then it drives you to push yourself so you can do what you like.
It's good you are having this experience. I know it sucks, but as you say, it makes you think. You're still young so you have time, and you have university ahead of you still. That is a great time to find yourself.
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Take it easy there buddy. You're so young, everything will be fine.
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Korea (South)17174 Posts
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Recommendation: Research a term called Acculturative Stress. This is a type of stress commonly suffered by people who go through major life changes (eg: war veteran returning to peace time). Knowledge is power, and life benefits from strategy; just like SC2.
Keep your chin up. Don't be afraid to ask for help if you're really down. We all still love you. Your games are recorded for all of time. Good luck figuring out your next steps in life.
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Keep improving yourself personally and professionally.
Money will come.
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Why dont you just live abroad long term?
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Why do we have to pay to live on the planet we were born on?
You were not always a progamer, you will not always be a soldier, life is changing, thats the only constant there probably is.
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I'm curious as to what employers say or think when they see the resumes of former progamers.
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On October 23 2013 17:40 29 fps wrote:
I'm curious as to what employers say or think when they see the resumes of former progamers.
I would like to think it might be pretty good. As a pro gamer you got to travel the world so that is pretty impressive. However what might hurt you is no college degree. At least in the US it seems like you need to get at least a BA/BS to get a decent job.
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Cheer up!! Your english is great!
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I feel better now thanks for all your advice and encouragement
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United States9948 Posts
this... isnt the SKT rain right.... jw.
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It's tough adjusting to typical life after having a job you found so rewarding, and which gave you purpose. I've gone through this a couple times myself when events in my life have changed my day to day life (moving, etc), and it has just taken time for me to find things I'm passionate about again. Do not make the mistake of thinking you'll never be able to work a lucrative job you are passionate about again. Instead, decide what you're excited about and just do it, and do whatever else to make money that you need to survive until you can sustain yourself with what you're excited about.
A lot of people are commenting on how good your english is. I agree. But not in the sense that you have perfect grammar or use all words correctly (there are a lot of mistakes). It's just really, really easy to understand what you are saying, even at an emotional level. Somehow you have an ability to write very eloquently in english. I don't know if you can speak it as well, but consider traveling in europe or something to learn more about what you want from the world and how your writing skills could help your job situation.
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I understand the crisis of having to work just for the sake of money.
Ever since I found this video of Alan Watts, it has changed my life.
+ Show Spoiler +
Find what you love in life, and do it.
I started taking steps to become an author, because life is wasted if it's for money.
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United States744 Posts
Hey man, some days are just shitty. I get them all the time. So does everyone else. Keep fighting through. You have the power to make your life what you want it to be. Don't let something like the culture bring you down. Remove yourself from the situation altogether if you have to. Nothing is more important than being happy.
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That is why I am against of young people giving up school trying to pursue a career in gaming. The years lost at that age worthed so much more than the money most people had earned.
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