Comments on: Decline in Go/Baduk Interest in Korea http://www.361points.com/blog/2007/12/31/decline-in-gobaduk-interest-in-korea/ Saying `just one game' they began to play . . . That was yesterday. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:57:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Experience Korea http://www.361points.com/blog/2007/12/31/decline-in-gobaduk-interest-in-korea/#comment-5529 Experience Korea Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:05:44 +0000 http://www.361points.com/blog/2007/12/31/decline-in-gobaduk-interest-in-korea/#comment-5529 It is inevitable, something has its expiry period. Even Nam Dae Moon Gate has its term. We should expect it, slow down the declining process and have it instutionalised. Probably by doing so it will stays longer. It is inevitable, something has its expiry period. Even Nam Dae Moon Gate has its term. We should expect it, slow down the declining process and have it instutionalised. Probably by doing so it will stays longer.

]]> By: Sorin http://www.361points.com/blog/2007/12/31/decline-in-gobaduk-interest-in-korea/#comment-4335 Sorin Sat, 05 Jan 2008 04:07:30 +0000 http://www.361points.com/blog/2007/12/31/decline-in-gobaduk-interest-in-korea/#comment-4335 I wouldn't have any problem with a decline in poker anywhere in the world either since I'm not playing poker :-) I wouldn’t have any problem with a decline in poker anywhere in the world either since I’m not playing poker :-)

]]> By: snorri http://www.361points.com/blog/2007/12/31/decline-in-gobaduk-interest-in-korea/#comment-4334 snorri Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:52:17 +0000 http://www.361points.com/blog/2007/12/31/decline-in-gobaduk-interest-in-korea/#comment-4334 Wow. It was probably inevitable, though. The popularity of baduk in Korea always seemed faddishly exaggerated, akin to the spurt in chess popularity during Bobby Fischer’s heyday and poker in the US now. If poker started declining in the US now, I wouldn't say: "how sad" but rather, "about time." As a Go player, I'm all for popularity, but I don't expect the golden age to last forever. There's some value in having an exotic hobby. Wow. It was probably inevitable, though. The popularity of baduk in Korea always seemed faddishly exaggerated, akin to the spurt in chess popularity during Bobby Fischer’s heyday and poker in the US now.

If poker started declining in the US now, I wouldn’t say: “how sad” but rather, “about time.”

As a Go player, I’m all for popularity, but I don’t expect the golden age to last forever. There’s some value in having an exotic hobby.

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