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Re:95%-ile isn't that good (2020) by thetallstick on Sunday February 20, 2022 @11:21PM (#30411951)
And if you’re in the top, say 1/3, of engineers you’ll make a good living. If you’re in the top 1% of say, chess players, you probably won’t even get tournament invites.
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Re:95%-ile isn't that good (2020) by eru on Monday February 21, 2022 @12:21AM (#30412236)
Though you might be able to make a living with teaching chess.

Similarly for musicians: teaching music is a reasonably stable income stream.

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Re:95%-ile isn't that good (2020) by ghaff on Monday February 21, 2022 @09:43AM (#30416384)
Tournament jobs is even a term. Look for any field that has unpaid or very lowly paid internships (or would-be actors waiting tables) because so many people will work for nothing to get a foot in the door hoping for a big break.
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