Our esteemed leader, Mr Scalzi, has fallen into the trap of preaching the ever-popular I'm sure, cockeyed notion that video games are a preparation for success in the real world of getting and spending, and climbing corporate ladders. Rats!
The ultimate 'Game' is chess. In fact it's virtually the only game that garners near universal respect. Yet, it's been proven over and over that even becoming World Champion chess player has near absolutely zero power to assist the chess player to succeed in the real world. Bobby Fischer did absolutely everything he could to dominate the chess world and succeeded, but his skills at getting along in the world weakened as he got older, weakened to the point of becoming near totally delusional.
Mr. Scalzi, don't preach false doctrines!
Barry
6 comments:
I have yet to visit his journal but I know everyone talks about him.
betty
> "I have yet to visit his journal but I know everyone talks about him."
I get an 'alert' from his every entry. He addresses
the children. His, and the world's.
Barry
my chess playing expert rated hubby, says that just because bobby fisher is delusional, does not mean that he is....eyt! LOL
Becky
> "my chess playing expert rated hubby, says that just because bobby fisher is delusional, does not mean that he is....eyt! LOL"
Becky
I pray you'll be able to relieve him of his infirmity soon,
and thereby have more time to spend with you, ha ha ha ha.
I'm currently rated 1999, and haven't played since
a bad tournament that plummeted me to that abysmally
low rating. I was once 2143. Not positive I'd been able
to keep it up there under any circumstances.
My point: playing chess can improve your rating, but not
your skill at anything else. Perhaps one could argue that
chess success can encourage one to control one's feelings.
Emotion tends to wreck one's game. Playing the computer
can get me in a temper of impatience and self-bashing.
Barry
Interesting concept, huh?
"Interesting concept, huh?"
It's also playing to the most plentiful
common denominator. It gives me a vision of the
Superbowl filled with babies sitting in high chairs
making bubbles sucking on their bottles.
Barry
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