We all also know that you didn't play a 2150 FIDE NM because that doesn't exist. NM is not an international title and isn't recognized by FIDE.
I'm going to stay out of the rest of the argument here ... but regarding this point, it's entirely reasonable for an NM to be around 2100 FIDE or so.
In the U.S. and Canada, at least, there aren't as many FIDE-rated events to play in, depending on where you live. So it's often the case that one's national rating (USCF or CFC) is higher, while their FIDE rating lags behind ...
2000 rapid can be surprisingly weak. 2000 uscf /fide is way stronger.
peoples with 200+ are fairly rare, its not cause your a NM that 2000 is weak
It depends on who you're facing. A 2000 OTB will probably be at least 100-200 points higher rated online. I know many 2000+ people online, but they are less than 1200 OTB (including myself, I'm only 1400 OTB.
However, the NM is probably experienced and has won a lot online but not as much OTB.
yeah this is shockingly true. I played some 2150s on here and they didnt seem super strong as i expected them to be, but when i plyed a 2150 fide NM from a chess club, he was much more difficult to crack and he definitely knew what he was doing which led him to win an endgame
Stop the fantasy. Nobody believes you. 2150 rapid on chesscom is most likely weaker than a titled master but you would get mangled by a 2150 on here. We all also know that you didn't play a 2150 FIDE NM because that doesn't exist. NM is not an international title and isn't recognized by FIDE. We also know that you didn't mean CM because 2150 is not a high enough rating to be a CM nor a NM in the US or Canada or any federation that I can think of.