Why the upside is transparent—the rise of eSports In the time of Covid-19.
Millions of the GenZ population are housebound for the foreseeable future.
Millions of millennials share the same fate.
Millions of boomers are in forced confinement.
This is a whole heap of people with too much time on their hands.
Enter gaming/eSports.
In any crisis, there is opportunity.
Perhaps FDM’s time has finally arrived now that they have a single lane eSports focus.
The imminent priorities are to close off the small PP and get the right ppl positioned around
the company to make things happen.
Theres a lot of risk with this speculative investment but there’s also a compelling reward beta
after today’s news.
But those events were postponed for the foreseeable future, if not canceled completely, leaving playing video games — and watching others play them — as two of the limited choices left to sate our social and entertainment thirst. As stadiums and arenas go silent, there is a growing din in a corner of the landscape that until now has largely been drowned out by more traditional, mainstream sports. It’s coming from the more than 150 million Americans who identify as gamers, and not just the influencers who have become wealthy stars: Ninja, PewDiePie, PrestonPlayz, Markiplier. It’s NBA stars challenging each to other to Call of Duty; teens playing Fortnite at 3 a.m. on indefinite leave from school; 9-to-5 workers at home sneaking in FIFA games between Zoom meetings. It’s me.
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