Re: Shrink Needs Help From EOG Posters
Simple question:
Why are some people obsessed with me?
I am just a regular type of guy when people meet me...
I enjoy having fun and I am grateful just for today...
I love my Family and small circle of Friends...
Thanks,
THE SHRINK
I have not read through the thread, and I can only guess that this is a serious question.
You asked, so here goes. I think obsessed is too strong a word, but many people see you as a conduit to ALL the sportsbooks, good and bad. They see you as a man who can change outcomes, such as getting a poster paid or reversing a decision by a book. Now, ordinarily, you would think that is a good thing, but many posters see you as immune to the daily grind of winning and losing.
Remember the threads regarding whether you were profiting from putting out losing picks? Some gamblers probably feel that you will win regardless of the final score, and that scratches the scab of a loss like nothing else. The false (I feel it's false, anyway) belief that you can move lines and cash whether the home team wins or loses is the root of some negativity for sure.
How many people here really know you personally? The answer is very few, comparitively speaking. If they met you and could see with their own eyes that you are a regular guy, the level of trust would increase. That's not feasible, though, so the vast majority are left with the fleeting impressions left on message boards.
I agree that a man who loves his family and friends, is grateful for what he has, and tries to help others is to be admired and respected, but is that really what is portrayed on the boards? Here we see all the losses, the decisions we disagree with, the layoffs. No wonder some enmity comes your way. How can this be avoided, or even alleviated? I don't have the answer, because this is an impersonal world on the internet, and you are probably wondering why people can't get past the surface and see the person within.
This is a tough business, with a higher share of failure, deadbeats and misery than most occupations or hobbies. We've all seen the numbers that state over 90% of gamblers are losers lifetime. Some people are gambling with their livelihood, their future, their families. When the tough beats mount, they can't pay the man, and their dream of winning dies, what better target for their frustration than someone who is seemingly above the fray, floating on a raft of success, which they can never achieve through gambling?
Like I said, you asked. :cheers