[mustmuck]

Major downsides for me are:

Variance: I have trouble not letting downswings affect the rest of my life.
Work from home: sometimes I feel like I never leave the house. I have a tendency to be idle and poker facilitates this.
Stability: No job would be completely stable, but the whole poker landscape could change very rapidly.


Also, I think you know that your estimated poker earnings are at the far end of the curve. However, your estimated career earnings that you're comparing to are also at the far end of the curve, so I guess that's fine.