Originally Posted by kewlJ View Post
Originally Posted by accountinquestion View Post

I dunno what to tell you bro. Once you leave gambling circles and go into the normal straight world where your associates and peers are professionals of some sorts - gambling tends to be looked down on more than not. ESPECIALLY amongst women. Go look at a serious list of 'undesirable traits for partners' .. it will definitely have gambing on it.

I care what successful professional people think because those are the closest to my peers if I don't stay in that gamblin' life. Sure there are handful of nerdy poker geek girls and I'm pretty sure more than one has had eyes for me but honestly i don't find it an attractive trait in women. Maybe if I wanted to be deep in that life til I died but I really prefer to more or less put it behind me. Sitting at a table for hours waiting for cards .. or occupying your brain constantly with the running count .. just sucks relative to other options I have.
I am really quite perplexed by this. Should I be looking down on Mickeycrimm, Axelwolf, Zenking and people like Munchkin that I admire because the make a living gambling? Should I look down on Dan Druff because he is "a nerdy poker player"? Weird ! I don't even look down on Redietz for being a tout. I do look down on his because he told us he was something else all these year. People just making a living gambling. Not hurting anyone. No worse than most other things people do.

And the "contributes nothing to society" argument just in no way works. If you earn money legally, pay taxes, buy groceries and gas and anything else that contributes to the economy and keeping people working, you contribute to society just the same if your income comes from gambling as if you are an Attorney (MrV) or doctor, CEO of a company or whatever.

Maybe that is just me.
lol. Keep it real, guy.

Professional gamblers are about the money and don't give a shit about my opinion. Or they respect my opinion but understand reality. It is what it is. shrug