How many people think that; Chess is just a Total Waste of Time in Life!

I can see why you would think it’s sad but it’s just reality; how many people from the 1700s do you know or remember ? I’m happy to know I don’t matter and appreciate the freedom. But if you want to feel like you matter do what makes you happy, although you probs don’t. Be happy my friend an

And yes, although I of course apply my moral compass to it. But again 200 years from now nobody will care, it’s arrogant to think otherwise 

one more pointless post in order to have many answers equally pointless. If you think it is a waste of time, what do you think about the time creating a post asking if it is a waste of time? and the time of all this people answer that "important" question and you read it all? Well spent time, i imagine... This foruns ARE the waste of time... and i'm losing mine!

Far from pointless! I blogged about the same question.

https://www.chess.com/blog/talapia/is-chess-good-1

If anyone says that chess is a waste of time then they should be on this website. 

only because i have high regard from you @talapia, as i read other posts from you, and i have liked it, let me give some "pointless" thoughts. Everything you do in your life is utterly pointless. Even have kids, when you see from a higher perspective, from a species point of view, changes nothing at all. All love, all hate, all civic works, all wars, from thousend years means really nothing as it only had significance for that people at that time. All vanishes in time. Even what you think it is ethernal, let's say religion for instance, and you see the history of man, even that disapeer and give place to others. Saying this, should we suicide all? If nothing in live is important, what is important? Pay bills, have food in table, don't freeze? Have fun, develop you mind, read a book? My opinion? What matters is what makes me happy. It is this important to you? Probably not, you don't even know me. But if all of us were happy, playing chess, reading, painting, earning money and being rich, making "stupid" posts only to make noise, wouldn't our world be a better and happier place?

Wasting time is the best part of life

Indeed; especially when it's playing chess cause playing chess is always time well spent. 

i agree. It's a pity there are so much people on this world that simply can't do it. That's a stupid and wasteful live.

The shortness of life, so often lamented, may be the best thing about it
Schopenhauer

Trying to play it seriously while you are not talented, maybe. But forums are much harder waste.

anyone saw that this post is from july, 2015 and lives yet? 

The forums could be a waste of time... but now and then... next to all the madness and the rows and the fights there is spark of intelligence and some wisdom...anyway that is my 2 cents

that's true!

Life is absurd.   Discuss. 😉

Life is absurd.   Discuss. 

Gerbeck has a point there. It is pure existentialism and existentialist thinking that life is totally absurd.

The fact that you are alive for say 80 years is one of the most absurd views you will ever have.

"I would while away the hours

Conferin' with the flowers

Consultin' with the rain .....

If I only had a brain."

     We do, so we do.  Whatever whiles away your hours ...

That's seems to be a generally underemphasized point, but it's probably one of the things that I most appreciate about this game.

Depends.
Wanting to become a professional is indeed a waste of time. Chances that you will become somebody relevant are extremely slim, and it is not a "career" to be proud about.
It is like saying that your profession is "YouTuber" or something like that. And even YouTubers at least entertain others. What a chess player apports to society? Nothing really.

Now, if you are playing it just for fun and as a "workout" for the brain then it is not a waste of time.

If you are playing instead of focusing on your career, your health and improving your life then yes, it is a waste of time.

If you have nothing to do and you decide to play chess instead of getting drunk, then it is not a waste of time.

As you can see, it is very subjective

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+movie+flowers+in+the+rain+

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