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The Afterlife of Go
- Bostonian 3y ago"And playing Go isn’t exactly a real job. There’s something perverse about treating games as work. Work, even when it is deeply rewarding, pleasurable, and meaningful, is something we do in order to accomplish something." The top chess players in the world are spending a lot of mental energy during a game and prepare a lot between tournaments. It is what they do for a living. So it is a "real job" to them, even if the hours and pay are irregular. What they produce is entertainment for fans, and the attention of fans benefits sponsors. I assume Go is similar. In general, in an advanced economy, a lot of jobs are in the entertainment industry.