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#1
10-29-2005, 11:12 AM
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Re: Learning...
No they aren't. They are taking everything the wrong way. They take comments about Tommy (which maybe true) personally (for some reason), then try to get in arguements about life (point of life / happiness) when all we are talking about here is how to make a living... Then call me an idiot because i tell them this is a business.. follow the money you'll find who/who isn't successful.... Personally, if this was in person there is not a chance in hell this would even be a long conversation.
In the real world let's say you are a stock broker.. you say I'm making X (spending identical time)... your making 1/2X (spending the same amount of time).. X is either better at his job or smarter, etc. end of story. I know thats blunt, thats the way the world works. I accept the fact that many players are better than me at poker, but don't make excuses for why I'm not making more, etc.... And I don't expect others to either. 90%+ people if had the choice to make more $$ doing the same thing they are doing would do it. The reality is ... some people are capable and some people aren't. A lot aren't actually capable. Everyone here has listened to idiots in poker rooms talk about how they always lose online and win in the casino.. and know in the back of their mind are thinking.. no you just suck at poker, but are able to grind out a small profit against complete retards that are sitting at a live table with you, but when the margin is smaller you will lose your ass... 
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#2
10-29-2005, 11:48 AM
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Re: Learning...
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the money you'll find who/who isn't successful [/ QUOTE ] As others have said, the problem is that you define money=success. I know for a fact that with Tommy, not only does money not equal success, it is so far down the list of priorities as to be insignificant. I don't think anyone is trying to convince you that Tommy is the world's greatest poker player, or even the world's greatest poker coach. All they are saying is that you will be better off in life understanding that others have entirely different life priorities than you do - something you seem to think is impossible.
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#3
10-29-2005, 02:05 PM
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Re: Learning...
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[ QUOTE ] the money you'll find who/who isn't successful [/ QUOTE ] As others have said, the problem is that you define money=success. I know for a fact that with Tommy, not only does money not equal success, it is so far down the list of priorities as to be insignificant. I don't think anyone is trying to convince you that Tommy is the world's greatest poker player, or even the world's greatest poker coach. All they are saying is that you will be better off in life understanding that others have entirely different life priorities than you do - something you seem to think is impossible. [/ QUOTE ] A Plea
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#4
10-29-2005, 06:08 PM
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Re: Learning...
I feel a lot of posters in this thread are over-reacting to what mplspoker has to say. Although he presents his argument a little harshly I think the point he is making is sound.
We live in a materialistic society. We are taught from a very young age to equate wealth and possesions with success and happiness. It takes a very rare person to break out of this frame of mind in my opinion. Therefore most people try to achieve success through money, or in other words through a high hourly rate. Since most people try to achieve success through an hourly rate than it stands to reasons that the people who don't achieve this rate are not as "successful". Now I'm not saying that I don't respect people who intentionally take lower earning jobs to increase their happiness. On the contrary I hope to one day be able to do this. But if one were to make a blanket statement about how to find the most succesful people in our society it would make sense to look for people with the most money. It's easy to see that Bill Gates is a very successful person. It's harder to see that a farmer living solely off their crops with no other income is as successful. Even though the latter may be happier. How this relates to Tommy I don't really know, since I have no idea who he really is. Although I will say that it seems logical to me that someone would opt to play live poker at a reduced earning rather than play online. Live poker just seems like a more fun/social activity to me.
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