Re: People\'s extreme misconceptions about professional poker playing
I think the ethics of being a professional poker player are definitely in a gray area. What exactly do we provide to society again? I know there are 100's of other professions that don't benefit society, or do worse, but still.
As for the bit about people not thinking poker is beatable, people just have no idea. My father has a Phd and works as a statistician, and he doesn't believe me when I tell him that I am a winning poker player and that I could support myself doing it. I definitely understand his skepticism and I don't think his view is that unreasonable in the situation I am referring to, but on the same time he has no idea.
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