Is it unethical to make your living playing a game?

They're just jealous OP cos they know yer old man would whip their asses at poker.

"People all over the world worship people who play games for a living (professional athletes). "

well i'm not one of them.

i don't see a problem with gambling for a living - as you say what else do stockbrokers do.

I would be afraid to try.

Yeah, without gambling our system would fall apart (not that that's necesarily a bad thing).

What is ethical and not ethical under a capitalist system? That a few can earn as much as nations?
What ethics are you talking about?

Anything is ethical as long as one does not infringe on the freedom of others, this applies as long as the cannabalistic, capitalist system is prevailing.

I believe that the first part of your statement is an absolute truth. I'm an American who lives in "socialist" China and I'll tell you that they believe whole-heartedly in that first part of your statement. China is supposedly one of the most socialist nations on earth.

I don't see how the first part of your statement has anything to do with the second part.

107860 Please elaborate more on what you're saying.

its a typical response from someone whos stupid enough to work all their life for something they lose when they die

just bitter they arent smart enough/have the balls to do it

poker is life

life is poker

137034
In a nut shell the present system of capitalism does not mix at all with a system of democracy where the individuals have equal rights because sooner or later through the structure of the pyramid there will be be those manipulating the system through economic power etc.The haves and the have nots.

Basically the problem has to do with Human Nature, which fallable AND immature to be able to be altruistic in its existence and share with others.

As long as humans are not real humans more like animals there will be capitalism so one has to wait for humanity to mature further before implementing new systems, however we see welfare states trying to reduce the full flux of capitalism etc. this is part of the process of maturity which is apt to take a few centuries.

Our system is certainly not the best one but even religions that are supposedly all spiritual look at righteous acts as being like a currency that can be saved up and cashed in in their version of heaven for big rewards and/or riches. This is supposed to all be spiritual but it's like a spiritual version of capitalism in a way (strive for and save up for a wonderful retirement in the afterlife).

Maybe we are here at least in part to strive and bleed a little trying to earn something, maybe that helps us progress. Capitalism certainly provides a chance to compete, strive, fall on our faces and succeed. I think that's all important in our overall development. Not only that, all socialist or communist countries have had to take on a form of capitalism or else their people would have starved and their countries would have completely collapsed. What do you say about that?

I think that the opposite will become true which converges the indivdual freedom with fact that nobody should make a living from the misery of others or in other words the weaker ones who cannot manage to be of equal footing.

The problem again is that we are all standing on a ladder non of us is standing on the same step, we are not equal to each other in experiences, this is from a cosmic point of view, so there will always be those left behind and its not their fault.

Those enlightened and who spiritually advanced can implement the message of "love thy next" in the true sense of the word.but they are not many in the present world and here we come to the prevailing economic system such as capitalism, with time and with growing numbers of those with altruistic view capitalism will shift mode into something we call today socialism.

For my partI would have accpeted to live in a society where we share equally and work with the things we are interested in and with full fledged indivdual freedom , no directors or dictators, but then its the few who think alike who might have a chance of achieving such a thing on a small island in todays world.

Mind you I have had a very successful career in this capitalitic world however my views are a mixture of realities and cosmology.

The one person who influenced my view is the Danish cosmologist Martinus Thomsen a Danish think who wrote many books regarding this life before and after. He is a bit repetative but worthwhile looking at.This is no religion
www.martinus.dk

Of his many books the one to start with is Logic after that one can decide if its soemthing for one self or just throw it out of the window.
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I would say Capitalism will end up in something else more like sharing and caring among the humans once their nature advances from the present stage, everything is totallity and its impossible to view a sector in life without including all others.

Once you learn to "think outside the box" and learn discipline and money-management skills, you'll no longer have to slave and kiss a boss' ass. Any intelligent person can make good money gambling!

Life's a game.

Last Thursday I decided that I'm going back to work with a new attitude, playing it like Survivor or the Big Brother house, especially since I've spent the past two months being slammed down by cutthroat politics.

It's totally revitalized things for me.

Gambling is a game and that's all I said it was! Yes, gambling and sports are GAMES! That's all I said.

Gambling successfully for a living requires skills that most of you will never develop. If you're making comments otherwise here, this applies to you!

My father maintains that he's an entertainer. Very wealthy people come to the casinos that he plays in and they frequently lose thousands of dollars in a night. It's entertainment for them but the money goes to people like my father. Got it? It's recreation for the wealthy and a source of income for my father. He owns a small business that he operates out of his home as well, by the way.

Please this thread so we can have a good laugh at all the LOSER'S comments.

Gambling should be banned.

That would destroy the world economy. Why? Because stock markets are almost all gambling, the whole economy is basically all gambling. Where would you draw the line?