Chess is a huge waste of time, here's why.

i play chess because two main reasons it one thing i can still do at my age and condition and two iam totally addicted to it - weather i get better or not -- better is really only relative to chess.com rating which at best is a poor bell curve of sorts - i play cause i can- its free (not like poker which i suck at also but cost what like little i have )and takes time to play other wards i would just waste time and air being here

Personally I think the OPs comment can be applied to any hobby/sport. The Olympic athletes are the same as grandmasters, training many hours from a young age. So chess is not a waste of time any more than anything else.

Anything that's not bringing you towards God and heaven can be considered a waste of time.

Blasphemy. No such better thing exists.

Well, except perhaps for spending time with loved ones ...

... but even then - play chess with them.

I kinda wonder why you are on this site talking about why chess is a waste of time but I also see why it could be a waste of time but many people including myself generally just play chess for fun, I don't play chess much but I do it when I really have time, I can see your point, spending all day playing chess can be somewhat a waste of time but it is up to you, you wont have to play chess all day, it will be up to you what you do for the day.

It's the OP's way of venting his frustration. He was likely upset about his progress (or lack thereof), and this post was his way of lashing out in an attempt to devalue and diminish the game.

Children do the same thing in school all the time - they find something too challenging or difficult, so out of frustration, they call it "stupid" or "a waste of time", but what they're really saying is "I don't like how this is making me feel".

I can see why someone could be frustrated from chess. You could end up making a really bad move and progressing is hard in chess but learning from the mistakes and taking time before making moves can help, if you are in a bullet or blitz I get it, you need to be fast, but when you are gonna be playing a chess game and its gonna be a long game, I would take your time to think, its okay if you end up doing something wrong, we will all end up doing something wrong in a game.

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I think about this quite a bit and there are a ton of different angles you can view it on depending on your frame of mind but op has a legitimate point

I belive thay chess should be recommended as a hobby more than a career.

I am fine with wasting my time on something I enjoy.

this might have been worded poorly. what you explain is that improving at chess is not trully possible.. but title says chess is a waste of time.

truth is; chess is a game, and we play games to pass our time to have fun. wasting means losing value, but we play games to make our times more valuable, since we get something in return.

this thread is a waste of time smh

I agree with you ! It's just a board game and people think that playing chess will make them intellectual or really smart.

It is ABSOLUTELY a waste of time, but what stuff I choose to waste my time on is my prerogative.

we get something for our dedication then what's the prob

Everyone has their own opinions. And mine are that:

- chess can be rewarding

- but when you lose game after game (like me) it is frustrating and makes you want 2 crash out