Video games have already outlived the time when they were associated only with the teenagers and lazy adults. Today they transformed into eSports played at the international tournaments which gather hundreds of players and millions of spectators. Due to its popularity, gaming has quickly grown into the professional activity, and gamers who make it to the top earn impressive sums of money in each tournament. Some of them even get paid for watching their training sessions. Many professional gamers started sporting career yet in their teens and by the age of 30, they collected quite a fortune.
Perhaps, it would be unwise to label professional gamers as addicts due to the fact that their career in the virtual sport brings quite a real income. These people turned their hobby into a well-payed job acknowledged by millions of people around the world. However, it is clear that not every gamer in the US can grow up to their level. Only a few individuals out of the millions can show an incredible performance in gaming. It certainly indicates to their extraordinary mental skills and super high speed of reaction. But it is necessary for teenagers to realize that everyone cannot become a professional.
Perhaps, an ambition to become a highly-paid gamer is perfectly positive, and parents cannot tell their children that they have no chances of becoming successful in gaming. Just as we have two sides of a coin, video gaming can grow in an occupation as well as in an addition. Besides, addicted people strongly outnumber the professional gamers, and only the most persistent ones will be able to impress the community with extraordinary talents.