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To discourage young gamers from becoming addicted to video games with the dream of becoming professional esports competitors, a Chinese esports team holds ‘esports dissuasion classes’.

With esports becoming increasingly popular internationally and world-class competitors finally being able to support themselves with their earnings, more and more young gamers dream of one day becoming esports stars and use this as an excuse to play video games. Seeing many parents complain about their children focusing more on video games than their education, one Chinese esports organization decided to hold ‘esports dissuasion classes’ to show young gamers the amount of work and time professional esports athletes put in to make it in this highly competitive scene.

Becoming a professional gamer has become a new career dream for many children, but making a living from video games isn’t as easy as it sounds, and one esports organization in Shijiazhuang, China’s Hebei Province, has come up with a way to show wannabe esports players the harsh reality of competitive gaming at the highest level. Its new “Esports Dissuasion Class” not only simulates the high-pressure environment of professional esports, allowing children to experience the intensity and psychological pressure of professional players, but also invites real professional players to share their experiences to help kids understand that the barriers to entry are far higher than they might imagine.

https://www.odditycentral.com/news/esports-team-holds-esports-dissuasion-course-to-discourage-young-gamers.html

The Esports dissuasion class begins at 9 a.m. and ends around midnight, during which time attendees are virtually glued to their keyboards and monitors, with only short breaks for eating, exercise, and going to the bathroom. The 22-day course costs 40,000 yuan ($5,580), but it’s incredibly popular with parents wanting to wean their children off video games. It’s incredibly effective, too, as, according to The Paper, some children break down and ask to go home after the first day.

According to Su Chenhao, the program director, since 2018, nearly 4,000 young people have joined the organization, 85% of whom “wanted to become a professional gamer” or “believed they have a talent for gaming.” However, many children simply seek to escape reality, and the truly talented esports talent is a rare find.

“Our original idea was to select potential e-sports talents, but we didn’t expect that more and more children would be persuaded to quit,” Su said.

I don't care.

>>718777368
Then why did you post anon?

I also don't care

>>718777432
Then did you also post anon?

tl;dr: WE DON'T NEED MORE COMPETITION

I read all of this, it's actually pretty neat. People should understand what's involved in being competitive, maybe they'd finally realize why they're losing.

>>718777391
To let you know how much I don't care.

Western esports players are just the dev's friends who are allowed to cheat2win lul