Re: An Unprecedented Time: Teenagers and Poker
Allow me to spew my 2 cents about poker and college kids, in relation to the discussion in this thread. One MAJOR problem that I see with kids dropping out of school is that these kids aren't making what i'd consider good money (a lot of them are grinding for 35K/yr). As a 31 yr-old guy, I can tell you that you will change physically and mentally over time, and you will not be able to maintain your poker salary over the long-run.....Sure, Doyle can do it, but he's a freak of nature.
On the other hand, in american companies, the old guys get the easy jobs and basically reap semi-passive income as they get older for their yrs of service to the company. There's a reason that all the young guys do the work, and all the older guys sit back in american companies.....its because the old guys cannot keep up so they must do management jobs.
My question is, how are these young poker players gonna deal with making $$ when they get into their 40s? Poker isn't a passive income kind of game and that is the #1 reason that I play part-time, rather than full-time.
Indy
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