Do you think Magnus is the Elon musk of chess

I do not think this myself but friend thinks he's a complete see you next Tuesday 

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Magnus had a lot of scandals in the last few years, but he is still a good guy. Musk isn't.

Er you mean government funded .... Once your rich enough it's pretty hard to suck at all your businesses if you let them do their own thing

Or more accurately when they do fail it doesn't matter at all to them

Magnus is probably more like the Tiger Woods of chess. Elon Musk is famous for being a brilliant businessman. He's creative and multi talented. He dominates several fields.

I think Magnus and Tiger are more alike because they dominate their particular field. They are the best at their respective recreational activities.

didn't he try to fake being good at video games just to brag 😑 cause of ego issues

Who? Magnus, Tiger, or Elon? I suppose at that level ego plays a big part, so no matter which one it's probably not unexpected.

Elon ... I doubt Magnus would do anything like that it's different if your really good at a sport then if your good cause rich

Dont demean magnus by comparing him to elon

Magnus is not like Elon Musk

Inb4thelock

I think the comment was about being the best. Is Magnus the best at what he does like Elon is the best at what he does? People make comparisons like that all the time.

To me it makes more sense to make more similar comparisons though. Like is is Elon Musk the Howard Hughes of the 21st century. Or is Magnus the Bobby Fischer of our time? Things like that. Elon Musk is not a famous chess player and Magnus is not a famous business person. So the comparison would only be about being the best in their field. They just aren't similar fields.

Exactly. It makes no sense to compare those two people in that way. It's like saying "last time I checked Magnus is not 6 foot 2 inches tall".

That is also probably not what was meant. I doubt the comparison was "who is a better person". It probably has to do with being the best at what they do. The most influential, the most talented, etc.

Asking if Magnus is the Elon of chess could mean has Magnus taken chess to a new level, like Fischer did. Has Magnus made hundreds of billions of dollars on innovation. Has Magnus revolutionized existing technologies. Probably not.

I think the comparison is not personal in nature, but rather professional. It's just not a good comparison because their fields are so different. If someone is insistent on making a comparison for personal reasons, who has helped humanity more? Who has furthered innovation and technology? Who has done more "good things" for the most people?

Well magnus didn't do the salute on national television so no