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Originally Posted by Zappa
I express my opinions and the haters just come a-running...
They're expressing their opinion just like you are. Who's hating on who is a matter of perspective. IMO, OP is the OH.
You can self-aggrandize, belittle mutlitablers, and/or whine all you want.
Players making mad loot don't give damn what you (and other haters) think.
At the end of the year, it's all about who has the money.
As for the video game analogy, yes and no. Video games (unless you're some kind of gaming pro) don't have monetary importance in the grand scheme of things. Halo isn't important. Being a marine is serious **** (shout out to ones serving or have served). Guitar Hero isn't important. Being a musician is serious. Live poker and internet poker are both serious if you play it to earn a living.
In that sense, it's poker. Decisions are made, tells (there are plenty of online tells) are recognized, betting patterns exploited. Just because they're two different animals does not make them both poker.
If you're not really trying to improve or optimize play and/or income, then it inherently becomes an online gambling video game where the money doesn't really matter, which then equates it to Halo and Guitar Hero.