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You deliberately chose badminton, then made a pretty big claim about those players. Now it feels like you're trying to walk it back into something more vague. C

by bena 5y ago

You deliberately chose badminton, then made a pretty big claim about those players. Now it feels like you're trying to walk it back into something more vague. Choosing between sports is a thing. But there are tiers. Choosing between different low remuneration sports is a wash. The choice is between levels of remuneration. Which, looking back, is what you claimed. That any given badminton pro has a high chance of becoming an NFL player. As an aside, professional badminton, specifically, is one of those things I think where you wake up some days and realize the very specific things in your life that had to happen to put you where you are. Not something you seek out deliberately. And I'm not even saying they considered other non-sports options. I'm essentially calling it a stupid decision to not do so. These are people, at least in the eSports/CCG scene, who talk a lot about the expected values of things. And the expected value of a pro eSports/CCG pro career is not good. And I never said anything about "earning maximal money per unit effort". I said provide a decent living while not overworking you. In eSports, you have to "earn maximal money per unit effort" just to make a living. I'm saying, they should choose a vocation where they can earn better money for less effort units.

Ntrails 5y ago
> You deliberately chose badminton, then made a pretty big claim about those players. I guess what I really meant is that maybe tennis pays better than squash or badminton, but uses very similar skillsets. I was not in anyway proposing they could play in the NFL specifically (hence saying "some other sport") My claim was basically pro sports people are naturally talented at sports - and which sport they ended up playing pro was more likely to be circumstance than considered choice. The rest is you just doubling down on "people should choose jobs not passions". Sure, if you like.
- bena 5y ago
  Then that's something different than what you said. Football, basketball, baseball, soccer, rugby, these are all "other sports". You said the majority of badminton professionals could do it. I still doubt that. I even doubt that the majority of them could transfer to tennis. Because there are levels to sports. And it's largely based on where the money is. And I'm saying you shouldn't sacrifice yourself for your passions.

by bena 5y ago

Ntrails 5y ago

> You deliberately chose badminton, then made a pretty big claim about those players. I guess what I really meant is that maybe tennis pays better than squash or badminton, but uses very similar skillsets. I was not in anyway proposing they could play in the NFL specifically (hence saying "some other sport") My claim was basically pro sports people are naturally talented at sports - and which sport they ended up playing pro was more likely to be circumstance than considered choice. The rest is you just doubling down on "people should choose jobs not passions". Sure, if you like.

bena 5y ago
Then that's something different than what you said. Football, basketball, baseball, soccer, rugby, these are all "other sports". You said the majority of badminton professionals could do it. I still doubt that. I even doubt that the majority of them could transfer to tennis. Because there are levels to sports. And it's largely based on where the money is. And I'm saying you shouldn't sacrifice yourself for your passions.