I think there's a fair amount of that already in sports. Whilst there is a lot of respect amongst the physically demanding activities they don't want to be lumped with the darts players etc. You'll just never hear them say it for fear of the media backlash.
I think they have a strong point though, we as a species are more adept at none physical activities as it's in our nature to be smarter than we are strong, so it's more remarkable when an athlete comes along and does something nuts. Hmm, maybe... physical = sport, non physical = game? So gaming/darts etc should be ranked as a erm... game maybe?
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I don't think the media backlash would be too harsh, as most people tend to agree with them.
The pay thing intrigues me. Footballers get a massive wage due to a typically short playing career and massive avid audiences. F1 drivers add the danger factor, and so on. But you would think a pro gamer would have a long career. Audiences could be huge but there's little danger of death from RSI.
Footballers careers aren't that short though, if boxers & other martial artists can have 10-15 year long careers then a footballer certainly should be able too. I've heard that guys like Rooney and Ronaldo were on £300,000+ a week, which is silly money, that's more than the average person earns in 10 years lol.
Death from RSI, that's a new one!
That even possible?