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Subject: Re: [NBC Miami] 36-year-old makes $37,000 a year leading Dungeons & Dragons games
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:22:57 -0400
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>> On 4/25/2024 10:49 AM, Kyonshi wrote:
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/business/money-report/36-year-old-makes-37000-a-year-leading-dungeons-dragons-games-if-youre-doing-it-anyway-you-might-as-well-get-paid/3294720/
>> 36-year-old makes $37,000 a year leading Dungeons & Dragons games: If 
>> ‘you're doing it anyway, you might as well' get paid
>> By Mike Winters,CNBC and Raffi Paul,CNBC...

Personally, I can't imagine anything worse than making my hobby my
job. It turns the thing I enjoy most into something I /have/ to do.
One of the reasons I enjoy the things I do is that I /don't/ have to
them. The worst parts of DMing are that feeling of obligation trying
to pump out the next adventure; that you're players are waiting on you
to create another interesting and fun experience. Especially when
there's a deadline ("Oh god, we're meeting up to play in TWO days and
I haven't even started the final dungeon!!!"). 

Throw in the idea that people are PAYING me for the privilege? I'd go
nuts. Not to mention, I'm sure quality and experimentalism would go
down. Can't take risks, not if you want that filthy lucre to keep
coming in; just pump out pablum.

DM for money? No thank you. Not me.