Pro Poker players--any other "professions" that don't provide any service/good to society?

[Syringer]

Counting taxes aside, is there any other profession that provides zero benefit to society in terms of any sort of good/service? In essence their living and income is derived from taking money from others, who are less skilled at the game..and for every person who plays poker online or goes to the casinos that loses hundreds of dollars, they benefit off of that, and their income is derived off the misery and losings of others.

Is there any other legal "profession" out there that that could be said of?

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Every Sport

 

[OCGuy]

Personal Injury Attorney.

 

[geno]

n/m

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Every Sport

They provide entertainment to society, which is a service.

 

[Cuda1447]

Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Every Sport

Uh, completely wrong? Entertainment? Provides jobs for thousands of others. Again, completely wrong.

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Personal Injury Attorney.

Again, they provide a service injured person..they may hurt other aspects of society, but for at least one person that's a service that they're providing.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Casinos make money from poker player's via the rake, tournament fees, etc which helps to employee people.

 

[Flammable]

Originally posted by: Syringer

Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Every Sport

They provide entertainment to society, which is a service.

poker provides entertainment to me

 

[fishjie]

Originally posted by: Cuda1447

Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Every Sport

Uh, completely wrong? Entertainment? Provides jobs for thousands of others. Again, completely wrong.

so you can argue the same for pro poker too. provides jobs for many others.

 

[CrazyLazy]

Originally posted by: Syringer
Counting taxes aside, is there any other profession that provides zero benefit to society in terms of any sort of good/service? In essence their living and income is derived from taking money from others, who are less skilled at the game..and for every person who plays poker online or goes to the casinos that loses hundreds of dollars, they benefit off of that, and their income is derived off the misery and losings of others.

Is there any other legal "profession" out there that that could be said of?

That's how life is, if one person wins someone else has to lose. Honestly who gives a shit if you are "helping society" if your job makes money and supports your family that's enough. Pro Poker players wouldn't be making so much $ if there wasn't some kind of demand, aka value to the job they do.

 

[Double Trouble]

Professional Chess player would be similar. Other than to the actual people playing, it's worthless.... but that's perfectly fine. It only has to have value to those who engage in it.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Prostitution, but I guess it depends what you consider good to society.

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: CrazyLazy

Originally posted by: Syringer
Counting taxes aside, is there any other profession that provides zero benefit to society in terms of any sort of good/service? In essence their living and income is derived from taking money from others, who are less skilled at the game..and for every person who plays poker online or goes to the casinos that loses hundreds of dollars, they benefit off of that, and their income is derived off the misery and losings of others.

Is there any other legal "profession" out there that that could be said of?

That's how life is, if one person wins someone else has to lose. Honestly who gives a shit if you are "helping society" if your job makes money and supports your family that's enough. Pro Poker players wouldn't be making so much $ if there wasn't some kind of demand, aka value to the job they do.

Ur an R-tard. If that were true we'd still all be cavemen.

 

[Savij]

A professional poker player is providing others with the chance to take his money. That is what he's giving to society. There is no difference between the pro and the amateur before the games starts. They are both providing each other with the opportunity to take their money.

 

[CrazyLazy]

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: CrazyLazy

Originally posted by: Syringer
Counting taxes aside, is there any other profession that provides zero benefit to society in terms of any sort of good/service? In essence their living and income is derived from taking money from others, who are less skilled at the game..and for every person who plays poker online or goes to the casinos that loses hundreds of dollars, they benefit off of that, and their income is derived off the misery and losings of others.

Is there any other legal "profession" out there that that could be said of?

That's how life is, if one person wins someone else has to lose. Honestly who gives a shit if you are "helping society" if your job makes money and supports your family that's enough. Pro Poker players wouldn't be making so much $ if there wasn't some kind of demand, aka value to the job they do.

Ur an R-tard. If that were true we'd still all be cavemen.

Give me an example where it isn't true. The world has a finite amount of resources, if someone else gets something that means another person has to be losing it.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Members of ATOT? Oh, and good little bureaucrats everywhere.

 

[daniel1113]

Originally posted by: CrazyLazy

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: CrazyLazy

Originally posted by: Syringer
Counting taxes aside, is there any other profession that provides zero benefit to society in terms of any sort of good/service? In essence their living and income is derived from taking money from others, who are less skilled at the game..and for every person who plays poker online or goes to the casinos that loses hundreds of dollars, they benefit off of that, and their income is derived off the misery and losings of others.

Is there any other legal "profession" out there that that could be said of?

That's how life is, if one person wins someone else has to lose. Honestly who gives a shit if you are "helping society" if your job makes money and supports your family that's enough. Pro Poker players wouldn't be making so much $ if there wasn't some kind of demand, aka value to the job they do.

Ur an R-tard. If that were true we'd still all be cavemen.

Give me an example where it isn't true. The world has a finite amount of resources, if someone else gets something that means another person has to be losing it.

The intelligence is weak with this one.

 

[RocksteadyDotNet]

Any profession involved in speculation.

Speculation <> Investment.

Speculation doesn't create real wealth in an economy.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Unless you are a farmer or a truker that ships food, you are useless. Enjoy!

 

[imported_apocalypse]

Poker could be considered in the same league as sports stars nowadays. Attracts tons of viewers for all those poker shows, therefore entertainment.

There isn't such legal profession, no one would willingly pay someone to do a job with no benefit to anyone.

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: Cuda1447

Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Every Sport

Uh, completely wrong? Entertainment? Provides jobs for thousands of others. Again, completely wrong.

If no one was entertained by professional poker, it wouldn't be on ESPN. It is, to a smaller scale, the same as every other sport.

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: RocksteadyDotNet
Any profession involved in speculation.

Speculation <> Investment.

Speculation doesn't create real wealth in an economy.

Yes, speculation does technically create wealth in an economy.

 

[KevinH]

Originally posted by: Deeko

Originally posted by: Cuda1447

Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Every Sport

Uh, completely wrong? Entertainment? Provides jobs for thousands of others. Again, completely wrong.

If no one was entertained by professional poker, it wouldn't be on ESPN. It is, to a smaller scale, the same as every other sport.

Yep.

 

[nonameo]

Day traders?