I believe in the starting age-theory. I started playing the electrical guitar at 11, and today I can play whatever tune I want. I would be at the IM level of guitar playing, so to speak. The 99th percentile.
As a contrast I started to play chess much later, and that was casual leisure chess. I guess that I could improve with a proper training regime, but could I reach a rating of 2000 ELO/2100 USCF ? Hmm...
ask people for help
lol that's what I'm doing 
ok @hashtagflawless stop trying to seek sympathy online
:/
I found this thread disheartening. I actually am a horrible chess player and will undoubtedly never reach the level of play of the original poster. She will always be way better than me. That she will always be better than me is not what I find disheartening though. What is disheartening is that if I were to ever take the game more seriously and improve, I fear I wouldn't be happy. Prior to opening this thread, I was hoping I would some day get good enough to be 1500 or 1600 here on chess.com which I am guessing is 1200-1300 OTB (pure guess). I thought I would be content with that but hearing someone at 1800 thinking they suck at chess, it just makes me wonder if I would just be that much more frustrated with myself if I got a lot better.
I also wonder if the OP would think she sucks if she got to 2200 because she cannot quite get over that next hurdle. I didn't read the whole thread so I apologize if I am talking out of turn. In other words, I don't know what her aspirations for the game are, how much she enjoys it, etc. etc. .. but the first post hurt my morale concerning whether I will be happy being a decent chess player at 1500 (online not OTB) or so who can beat most random people. That is all I want from myself.... until I get there, maybe?
ok @hashtagflawless stop trying to seek sympathy online
Oh hey @TremaniSunChild I saw u on some of LACC's Blitz Wars vids
Your rating is 700 points higher than mine, so you don't suck so much.
ok @hashtagflawless stop trying to seek sympathy online
............. Mind blank
lol well its true
That's the question on all of our minds
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I hate myself most times
I hate myself most times
lovely!
It's not that you suck at chess, you suck in general. Chess is just one of the things you suck at.
Oh hey @TremaniSunChild I saw u on some of LACC's Blitz Wars vids
Sorry, but is this trolling or serious....?
Sorry, but is this trolling or serious....?
Unfortunately, it's probably trolling.
Idk why I suck at chess but I do
I also have no idea why I even play chess... it hurts my brain even thinking about it
someone pls help
EDIT: I should add that while playing on chess.com some people have told me in the chat that I'm really bad, so other people think I suck too.
Your blog says you are a "professional slacker" living in a "hellhole"...so maybe you should move out of there it may help...lol.
the pivotal question remains:
do you really LIKE chess?
ME: That's really what I was getting at.