I hear people saying a lot that 2000 rated is the threshold for becoming an advanced or strong player, but what does that really mean?

I regularly get my butt kicked by 2000 FIDE players and I am 2200 FIDE myself.

I really don't believe there are any significant differences in sheer strength, but rather experience.

A vastly higher rated player is usually a little older and has simply played more games, but that doesn't mean that they will just overpower everything within 200-300 points below them.

Know openings and ending. Stopped hanging pieces. Aware of pawn structures, Game swings (winning,losing,winning) is long gone. Tend to place pieces protected by other pieces. 
I think it is see four moves deep above all. etc.
As #3 says a lot of the fun has been lost.

For ratings up to around 1800, there are two main drivers to achieving a higher rating: recognizing the patterns of a large number of tactics and making fewer mistakes.

From 1800 up, planning becomes more and more important.

If you're female, FIDE 2000 rated you are a WCM instead of just pro chess player

Yup, I already applied and currently waiting to be approved for a CM title. I am 2224 to be precise, but as Knobby said, I haven't been active in a while. So at this point I am probably more around the 2100 range. Chess ratings are like academic titles, once you gain them they represent a certain status, regardless of your current skills actually matching the requirements of such.

Thanks guys, but a CM is basically the lowest of all FIDE titles, so it really doesn't mean much lol.

I am 24 now, so already a bit old, but I wanna make Fide Master by the end of 2020.

Any of you play OTB ?

about 1200 points.

Seems like the majority on chess.com is above 2000 thought, right?

2000 is 1 rating point above 1999

You're joking right?

At Daily Chess the average rating is 1166. Even at a lowly 1772 I am in the 95th percentile.

No way.  Majority of players are casual players. For instance, it says here that you blitz rating is 2219 (although you haven't been active in the last 90 days). 

I found another player with the same rating in blitz here.

Here are his stats:

Yeah, I don't play here much anymore, cause they are pushing the memberships so hard. I am mostly on lichess now.

2200 is in the top 1%, are you sure? All I see are countless +2400-2500, I thought the average might have shifted a little. At least during tournaments I am among the seasoned intermediates at 2200, it really doesn't mean much anymore.

Yeah well, everyone is pitted against players of similar rating unless you change something in the options, but I didn't really try that. So, no matter how good you are, there is always a bigger fish out there.

Except if you are a super GM, that is.

As for the membership, if you become a CM, and you can prove your identity, you'll get diamond membership for life free of charge, if I am not mistaken. You should google search for details.

lol

You wish.

Colby doesn't have any positional skills.

He has trolling skills though.

And a VPN.

Which is impressive, because @asparagusic_acids you're probably older than him.