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It's not even remotely comparable.

Chess players are more like athletes. You need to be top 0.01% to make a living. You also need to start at a very, very young age.

If the future for commercial artists/composers is comparable to chess players then the GP is doom already.



>You need to be top 0.01% to make a living.

The point was that people do it for the enjoyment of learning and improving, not because they are compensated.


> Game devs will go with what they can afford and who can blame them?

From the GP. They clearly expect to be compensated.


Only a tiny fraction of artists, and not even necessarily those you would call the best ones, are making a living of their art/performances/work.

So yes that is still comparable.




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