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Finally today there& #39;s been a sizeable reaction to the exploitative nature of esports as a degree. I& #39;ve been saying it since it& #39;s inception three years ago, @StaffsUni and @staffsunildn are abusing the passions of young people with their production of those degrees 
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I& #39;ve been very vocal on this to academia within my own university, and those of others who have asked me about it. Right now, when it& #39;s just an overly-narrowed management degree, it& #39;s just a waste of the talent they are going to attract. Plus, delving into esports at a... (2/3)
club level while at university gives you the ability to specialise yourself. As coach and co-founder of @warwickesports I& #39;ve specialised my linguistics degree to make me a coma expert, my co-founder @samhine is did data science, and is an incredible analyst. (3/gonna need more)
Like any industry, companies want unique talents, and that degree whitewashes you in an interview for an esports degree. @GrantR_XL said it well in a speech once, wanting to be in esports isn& #39;t enough, you need to know what you want to do WITHIN esports. (5/almost done I swear)
Not only that, but you need to stand out. If I got for an interview for a coaching role, even if I had an & #39;esports coaching" degree, I& #39;d need unique traits. My experience as a coach and my linguistics degree and a specialised dissertation gives me that. (6/okay just one more)
It& #39;s so sad to see too because I personally know there are talents on that course, but it& #39;s just manipulating their passion. I& #39;ve spoken about this with my dad @PaulFenton_FRSA a few times, and it& #39;s just an example of profit-oriented pedagogy. Such a waste of talent man (7/7)
I got so triggered just thinking about it that I lost the ability to count, that& #39;s 6 tweets worth of ranting (now actually 7) and I could go on. It& #39;s also worth mentioning even with a full 3 cohorts of & #39;esports students& #39; @warwickesports still smashed them in the @nse_gg tables...
Sorry for the really long thread. I& #39;m REALLY passionate about this honestly I could go on forever. Get me on your podcast, dm me, idc, I love university esports but this is NOT what university esports is or should be. The tweets in question are here: https://twitter.com/PaulChaloner/status/1264225661104914434?s=19">https://twitter.com/PaulChalo...
