When I'm too old to play or even worse, dead, I won't care if it's here or not first of all. And certainly I could care less if there's a 14 yr old that can wax me on the table...big deal. I play league pool and that's my world. I'm good with it. Prodigy? Okay, great. I'll see it on you tube and read plenty about how they're better than SVB on here....yada yada... youth this, youth that...whatever...let them catch Pokemon..I have to work for a living and play when I can.
Second of all, I think pool will continue to do fine at the league level. I don't see it going away! Like leagues or amateur pool or not, it's where pool lives today and thrives. Do I think or feel that pro's should have an organized league that pays them well for playing at an alien level of talent? Absolutely. It disgusts me that they have to scrape and grind for every dollar. How that problem gets fixed is a mystery and a topic that has been beaten to death. It sucks. But pool isn't dead or going to die.
It might not be alive in the smoky, back rooms of your bittersweet memories but the fact is most people who play now do not know that side of pool or even care. I prefer my craft beers and Diamond tables while enjoying a game that I love with people I like. All while the smoking has to be done OUTSIDE. That's pool today for the most part and it's pretty darn good in my opinion.
