Yossarian wrote:Sports can now be jobs, but were originally simply games themselves.
But then Go-Karting and snowboarding are expensive, and generally aren't something you can do at the local park...so playing games of those is closest most people can get to it (regularly at least).Yossarian wrote:Presumably they're the best paying because they're the most popular? But there are games which break that mould. Go carting and snowboarding aren't very popular, but Mario Kart and SSX are/were.
Tempy wrote:Snowboarding and skiing are a lot more popular and cheaper on mainland europe, pretty much everyone i've met from there has done one or the other
Indeed yes.Yossarian wrote:Well yes, videogames tend to be a way of doing things that you can't normally. Even playing football in a game allows you to both play at a higher level than you probably can IRL and control a whole team. Edit: Ram.
this is what I think.acemuzzy wrote:The games aren't jobs though. It just makes the premise less abstract. Or they're sports/ aspirational vocations.
Diluted Dante wrote:Alternate take - it allows for progression.
EvilRedEye wrote:where are all the games about emotional labour you misogynistic fucks xoxoxox
Diluted Dante wrote:Alternate take - it allows for progression.
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