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> Who would play golf as a youngster if it wasn't for the possibility of becoming a professional and making a mint? The same youngsters who paint, work with cl
by oarsinsync 5y ago
> Who would play golf as a youngster if it wasn't for the possibility of becoming a professional and making a mint?
The same youngsters who paint, work with clay, learn to play musical instruments, learn to play other games, or learn other sports. Because their parents or peers strongly encourage them to.
Sometimes it’s worth reminding ourselves that not everything we do needs to have a direct capital ROI.
- BLKNSLVR 5y agoGolf was chosen specifically as, admittedly in my limited experience, a game that's uninteresting and unrewarding to youngsters outside of their parents' encouragements. I'm a career amateur sportsperson. I've been unable to play sports since early this year and I'm a couple of months away from being recovered enough to play again, and I'm absolutely itching for it. I love it, it soothes something intangible within me, and I've never earnt a cent from it in my life, nor expected to, and don't expect my kids to either - but I do expect them to participate.