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P-Sports vs. E-Sports

P-sports and E-sports?   There is little difference aside from broken bodies.   From the October 29, 2019 New York Times*, we see the headline, “But Mom, Video Games Are My Job.” Thus we have the current valuation of many millennials and those younger about their future prospects.   To make money by playing games.   Any why not?   Prize money for E-sports contests are in the millions.   Multiple millions of the younger set play these games, generating revenues for producers, often exceeding intake by movie theaters and professional sports. These days fully 170 colleges offer e-sports competition.   It is a mere blink of the sports-clock before full scholarships for e-sports combatants are offered.   Oops, that blink has blinked, and now multiple colleges are offering scholarships to play such games including Overwatch and   League of Legends .   This new cadre of e-sports semi-pros is paying real dollars to watch others play the game, naturally hoping to cash in themselves