lots of people misinterpret an opening principle

I see so many people in the "for beginners" or the "chess openings" sub forums always going on about the opening principles, the one I'm speaking of today is "castle your king as soon as possible!". I feel as if that just forces beginner players to think "oh, if I don't castle, I'll lose the game" and castle right into a checkmate or something. You don't always have to castle. Castling ≠ King Safety always. There are a lot of circumstances where playing ke2 or kf2 will do a better job of connecting your rooks and keeping your king safe than castling will (not That many but you should know when to do it). There are a lot of Advance Caro Kann positions like this, a lot of King's Indian positions, a lot of King's Gambit positions where you let them play qh4+ etc etc and you won't actually castle. 

Here's a game where kf2 was one of the best engine moves, and castling would have been a blunder

yes it makes you feel superior to everyone

The opening principals are just a guide about what the common goals are. Of course you need to ask, 1. Is this move useless? 2. Am I about the blunder?

that's why bong cloud is op for beginners, they don't have to worry about casting, and they can't be punished cuz their opponents suck too

Not castling is always an ultra chad move

semi slav theory go brrrrrr

Update: Hit 1600 again finally!

Want me to crush your spirit? I'm on a rapid tilt again

yea sure

hi lots of times i won with out castle my king