Comment on He quit his State Dept. job to play video games. Now he’s a star in the NBA’s 2K League.

He quit his State Dept. job to play video games. Now he’s a star in the NBA’s 2K League.

“I get housing, everything’s paid for and I get a good salary,” 24-year-old Austin Painter says, by way of explanation. “I mean, I’m playing video games every day. So the decision was: stand up and walk around the State Department all day or play video games?”

 

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