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The world of video games can't be compared with anything else — except sports — in terms of competitiveness. If you're in the top 32 you're in the A-list of cel
by threatofrain 3y ago
The world of video games can't be compared with anything else — except sports — in terms of competitiveness. If you're in the top 32 you're in the A-list of celebrities in that niche, and if you're top 64 you're a second-tier celebrity. Anything after that and it's hard to get paid.
Imagine a country where only the top 64 surgeons get paid.
- vanattab 3y agoNo one is talking about getting paid only becoming skilled in some domian.
- threatofrain 3y agoYes, and becoming a professional in a domain is a heuristic for tiering skill. The reason why OP is so dismissive to the top 1% is because they're not good to break into the industry.
- TehShrike 3y agoThis is a function of the market for a particular skill, not the skill distribution within that market. The skill distribution for surgeons is ~the same as the skill distribution for baseball. The reason surgeons get paid to work as professionals is because there is demand for people who can perform surgery.