The problem with having to choose between a career in Go and an education, argues Lin Chih-han, is that Taiwanese society doesn't regard playing Go as a legitimate profession. Most people feel that electing to go to school and cultivating other educational skills will provide more security.
面對學業、棋藝難兩全的困境，林至涵分析，這是因台灣社會僅將圍棋視為「才藝」，沒有把職業棋士視為「專才」，才會覺得選擇升學、培養其他專長對未來較有保障。