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No, I just read stuff here, write stuff there. It’s a more solitary life, but I don’t regret it.
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> Find out what games will be played there and the arbitrage opportunities that may pop up It is advising you to get involved in new communities based on the economic rewards that may be available in the future rather than any actual interest in the focus of that community. You have a finite amount of time, so yes, ultimately you have to be picky on which communities you will fully commit to. However the author is st…
I take "Then decide which ones are worth investing time in" to mean do I have interest in it. If I don't, it's not worth my time. I think we are just reading this article in different ways, I don't find it so cynical. I believe I can do something I like, AND it be of economic interest. e.g. I enjoyed being in the early Counter Strike competitive scene, it also ended up giving me some of the most valuable connections…
I'm guessing you dove in because of the latter, and happily did so without any long-term economic expectations whatsoever.
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I take "Then decide which ones are worth investing time in" to mean do I have interest in it. If I don't, it's not worth my time. I think we are just reading this article in different ways, I don't find it so cynical. I believe I can do something I like, AND it be of economic interest. e.g. I enjoyed being in the early Counter Strike competitive scene, it also ended up giving me some of the most valuable connections…
Did you choose to get involved with Counter Strike after "looking for signals about which arenas are likely to reward you, to endure, and to scale"? Or did you get involved because you loved Counter Strike, and the fellow people who played it? I'm guessing you dove in because of the latter, and happily did so without any long-term economic expectations whatsoever.