Re: Being told \"professional poker doesn\'t contribute to society.\"
Well my point was really that I think you can contribute just as much if you have some money and pay someone to go and contribute, as by contributing yourself, whether this is through taxes or just money you happen to have lying around.
On the other hand, if entertainers are delivering a net benefit to society, you could argue that a computer game contributes just as much. Additional benefit to society is continuously being created through the entertainment I'm getting from playing the game.
If I'm indifferent between working for a charity and playing a computer game, doesn't that mean that society is benefiting by the same amount in both cases? It's just that different people are benefiting. So maybe actually charities don't do that much net good.
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