Except that IS the point of the thread.its not Magnus is good at specifically one thing while musk isn't but has multiple successful businesses it's the "genius " comparison Elon Musk is famous for being rich and using technology companies to make big societal changes.formus for being rich my parents didn't even know about him until 2025 Has Magnus made equally big changes in the chess world? yes
Take Starlink for example. Even people who have never heard of Elon Musk have seen the benefits of Starlink. and the benigits of musk being able to cancel it whenever he wants Has Magnus taken chess to that level? free games Even people who have never heard of Elon Musk might enjoy the benefits of a Tesla car.tesla isn't that popular right now Has Magnus affected people BEYOND the world of chess? he doesn't have to its how has he changed people IN the chess world
Magnus is an incredible chess talent, and he deserves all the praise he gets. But deciding to abstain from the world chess championshiphe doesn't like fide he's doing his part by protesting being incredibly important to the chess spear boycotting fida has a huge impact probably doesn't help with THIS particular comparisondieent mean he's not the genius of the chess world . Musk certainly is not quitting. he quits at alot of stuff for example faking being good at a certain video game and going "chess is too easy " because he can't just admit he sucks at it and isn't #1 He keeps starting new companies and using them to advance technology and innovation.
Except that IS the point of the thread. Elon Musk is famous for being rich and using technology companies to make big societal changes. Has Magnus made equally big changes in the chess world?
Take Starlink for example. Even people who have never heard of Elon Musk have seen the benefits of Starlink. Has Magnus taken chess to that level? Even people who have never heard of Elon Musk might enjoy the benefits of a Tesla car. Has Magnus affected people BEYOND the world of chess?
Magnus is an incredible chess talent, and he deserves all the praise he gets. But deciding to abstain from the world chess championship probably doesn't help with THIS particular comparison. Musk certainly is not quitting. He keeps starting new companies and using them to advance technology and innovation.