waste ??

@DeConscious said in #10:
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> But of course unless you play chess professionally you cant really afford to spend all day on it, so everything in moderation.

That's the point. Chess is like math. The love of chess has a high cost, especially if you are not a professional in it.

@itsLani said in #9:
> Wow, this topic seems original!
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> I'm sure nobody has posted about the concept of chess being a waste of time before.
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> Long story short: we play it for fun, nobody forces you to. If you think you're wasting your life on chess, then stop playing. Nobody is going to force you to.

Paul Morphy said that 160 years ago.
By the way, it is clear that no one forces anyone to play chess. I just mentioned an old concern.

Never felt this way. I have a lot of fun playing, so it's time well spent.

itsLani : If you think you're wasting your life on chess, then stop playing. Nobody is going to force you

Sunsaturn: By the way, it is clear that no one forces anyone to play chess.

(Note to self: Append 'bucket' list thusly: Literally force a non-player by use of direct force, to FM)