Consider this - does any individual esports team make anywhere near what Lebron James, individually makes, including his salary and all his various sponsorships?
Its easy to sit in your SV bubble and claim such a thing but live sports is huge. ESPN alone is considered to be the most expensive sports channel [1]. Lets be real, how many American children are aiming to be the next Lebron James vs Fatil1ty (how many young people know who Fat1lity is?)
Esports might be more interesting for you and your friends, but lets make sure that we aren't projecting our preferences on 300 million Americans.
Its easy to sit in your SV bubble and claim such a thing but live sports is huge. ESPN alone is considered to be the most expensive sports channel [1]. Lets be real, how many American children are aiming to be the next Lebron James vs Fatil1ty (how many young people know who Fat1lity is?)
Esports might be more interesting for you and your friends, but lets make sure that we aren't projecting our preferences on 300 million Americans.
[1]http://www.npr.org/2013/08/07/209820647/the-history-and-futu...