Manufacturing Irritation
Yes, the title of this blog is a nerdy homage to Noam Chomsky.
Like many of you, I am a man without poker. Online poker, though I played sparingly, was taken away months ago. And recently, of course, Canterbury and Running Aces shut down. There isn’t a single place I can go that will offer me my 8-16 limit hold’em fix.
The poker, and therefore financial, aspect of this shutdown is stressful enough. I work only part-time, and rely on poker as a steady supplemental income. If this continues much longer, I may need to make arrangements for additional work hours… or a Vegas run…
Beyond the economic ramifications of this poker-less climate, however, is another equally frustrating problem: I don’t have anybody to play poker with, and therefore be irritated by, and ultimately, write about.
My pessimistic blogs will certainly suffer until this shutdown is lifted. Of course, there is no shortage of sociopaths in day to day life. Poker is simply a microcosm for the cultural narcissism sweeping the nation. But with poker, you’re competing, and you’re doing so in very close quarters. You can’t help but observe and be offended by some of the behavior.
Perhaps I’ll go watch an intense basketball game at the “Y” or watch the Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest (which I totally did) to get my fix of sociopathic competitive conduct. Wait… I’m a poker blogger; not an irritated citizen blogger. Sometimes I forget. I certainly get my share of disgusting human interaction at work, anyway (retail sales).
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July 7th, 2011 at 1:29 pm
Minnesota poker is dead right now. The only poker rooms open have like five tables, with tournaments of around 30 people. When I call and they have one or two games going, it is brutal. Not even worth the drive for me. This forces us to spend hundreds of dollars to go to Vegas. Not an ideal situation. Hopefully Canterbury can open soon, if it is closed for months I might have to get a real job!
July 7th, 2011 at 1:51 pm
I know! It’s getting a little scary. If you play limit hold’em or big tournaments, there’s nowhere to go. Who’s gonna’ make a living playing 2-6 spread?