$450,000 for Playing Video Games

That's how much Tom Taylor has made since 2004. There's a lot of luck involved in this sort of thing. Growing up, there were any number of activities to choose from. It certainly didn't seem likely at the time that skateboarding and playing video games would be very lucrative. But the former took off long ago, and now gaming is coming along, too. At this point, it's kind of hard to criticize kids for goofing off, knowing that whatever frivolous activity they are engaging in might turn into a great career.