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Like most sports, the top make great money at the cost of tremendous time and possibly physical investments eg. surgery on their arm. Everyone else doesn't do so hot. The cutoff is drastic.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32996009

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and (most) of the top earning e-sports competitors average (around) the lowest salaries in the NBA. there is added complexity because most e-sports earnings are through competition and merit, their salaries are minimal.

so yes, this kid "got rich quick", just like Derek Jeter "got rich quick".

But people in athletic sports who don't get to the top, still have a useful physical strength to serve them in life, not just RSI and a non transferable twitch reflex.

As someone who failed to reach the top of the e-sports scene a little less than 10 years ago, I can tell you that I developed valuable skills and tenacity that serve me well today.

Anyone who struggles for the top will be transformed.

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