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Originally Posted by Tuma
coaching is best designed for total recs or established pros trying to move up. the price is almost perfectly inelastic for recs, and for pros they should be able to determine if the coach has value / merit right off the back. i believe that's why it is mostly looked down upon (ignoring predatory aspects) by the community since most of the chatter is from neither of the two groups, despite it being a good practice in essence.
That's a great point, totally logical.
My serious (less tongue in cheek) point is that the recs group have more access to and more choice of coaching than ever, so there is a risk that they'll move up into the middle group.
The middle and possibly upper middle group can't make a lot of money anymore so many of them may consider becoming coaches.
Like two women who turn up to the ball in the identical dress, it's just a matter of time before two people across a poker table simultaneously say to each other, "are you interested in coaching?".