Might as well ask if any hobby is a waste of time. Is listening to music, dancing, taking photographs, gardening, playing cards, watching baseball or football, going to the movies and going on a vacation wastes of time? Only if they don't bring you enjoyment. If you like playing chess and it enriches your life, it's not a waste of time.
True.
Really wasn't off-topic when the guy brought up the pointlessness/meaningless of life, and the other guy responded to that. But I have no interest in engaging about it.
I have found a 'Thought Provoking' article http://www.blackandwhiteindia.com/2012/06/chess-is-waste-of-time-in-life.html
Eagerly waiting for your views.
It is hard to say because the author doesn't say what isn't a waste of time and so the critique has little value.
It is like the patient going to the doctor, "Doctor, I'm sick". The doctor replies, "Yes" and then does nothing about it.
@rmurray didn't understand your post but chess.com's already made clear it doesn't want this discussed on the forums so no need to clarify
@rmurray didn't understand your post but chess.com's already made clear it doesn't want this discussed on the forums so no need to clarify
Why not?
Living is a waste of time. You don't see me complaining.
I sincerely say to the OP that I guarantee that anything that you can think of is a waste of time. Not anything, EVERYTHING.
Just enjoy the life you have with the things you enjoy. We here enjoy chess, so that's one of the ways we enjoy life. Nothing wrong about that, methinks. :-D
Didn't understand what she was referencing
I think so but I just play it with my friends. there's better leisures where people don't always try to punk you
Chess.com engages in selective delete of posts. Bashing belief in *** - Ok; responding to it - not Ok. I'll let those with eyes to see figure out what *** stands for:)
Totally agree to this!!!!!! + 9999. Seems like chess.com ignores things that they don't want to deal with.
Yes, and so is praying....so what?
Linda Hamilton, you're still here lol?
mighty pawn ... stalker supreme!
I think so but I just play it with my friends. there's better leisures where people don't always try to punk you
good idea, chessers have a nasty habit of punking.
Living is a waste of time. You don't see me complaining.
I sincerely say to the OP that I guarantee that anything that you can think of is a waste of time. Not anything, EVERYTHING.
Just enjoy the life you have with the things you enjoy. We here enjoy chess, so that's one of the ways we enjoy life. Nothing wrong about that, methinks. :-D
but clocks don't waste time, they make every second count.
People who are in support of chess often say that chess makes a person smarter. I still can't agree with this. In my opinion chess makes a person smarter in chess and not in GENERAL. It is definitely very useful for kids in many ways.
No Chess will train your mind to think and give
you to a lot of enjoyment
Plavin79, I agree that chess trains the mind to think and there is an allure in chess. But, too much interest in chess may make a person to loose interest in other areas of life.
Considering where we're all headed--anything and everything, or nothing, could be considered a waste of time.
sharing good times with your club?
Definately not a waste of time.
We are here to make it a heaven on earth for eachother.
And the mod deletion came on GF no less!:) Now i'm really skating on thin ice. Think this is my last post in here:)