Re: Does professional poker contribute to society?
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No amount of hand waving is going to get around the fact that if you don't produce something when you earn money, then your job is not productive.
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Wrong. This is a naive "first order" approximation to the truth.
It is extremely valuable to our society that people are willing to contribute in intangible ways (e.g. entertainment); this is what makes others want to contribute in tangible ways (e.g. food).
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I don't exclude entertainment as a productive venture. While I see the argument for a TV pro producing an entertainment, I see no argument for an online player.
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