Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy
Rake definitely punishes you, but not enough I bet. Lower stakes have higher rake, but they also allow higher winrates since players are that much worse.
It depends on the game. NLHE is unusually forgiving here and the penny games at PS weren't raked last I checked.

The play is terrible, but rakes can get really oppressive. To a play a hand and expect to turn a profit, your edge needs to be bigger than the rake.