Why does society hate chess?

First it is sit and stfu ,now it is dance....make up your mind master!

didn't have elephants!!!???? you go to far!!! Crossing the Alps with his elephants only to have them all die in Italy is what he was famous for. Good lord man read your history.

We are talking about his elephants not debating if he was good or not ,please get on topic here.

Are you guys kidding me right now....Alexander came from Africa where he already had war elephants crossed over into Spain with his elephants when the Romans invaded North Africa the crossed the alps WITH his elephants to attack the Romans .morons

chess or beer ? its not even a contest!

Alexander drove his elephants at Monza.

That was Hannibal ... or however you spell his name.

it was not hannibal! alexander the Great came from Carthage in North Africa. Crossed the Mediteranean into Spain and raised an army to fight Rome. This is why soceity hates chess , it is because chess players have no idea what the hell they are talking about.

Society does not, in general, hate chess.  In my experience, most random people on the street (in my parts of the U.S.) just seem indifferent, especially the adults.  People have many forms of entertainment, mental excercise, and hobbies to choose from.  To each his/her own.  No need to be dramatic or take it personally.

As for the small percentage that actively express negative attitudes towards chess, they probably think of it as a waste of time since they have no appreciation for its aethetcic appeal, nor its utility as mental excercise.  That's perfectly fine, and to be expected.  This would be a less interesting world if we all had the same interests and attitudes.  I'm totally indifferent to baseball, but that does not mean I "hate" it or the people who like it.

I have noticed that a majority of young children naturally seem very interested ("look, he's playing chest!" ) whenever I leave a board out at the park or cafe, while I'm "fishing" for opponents (slim pickings in Tampa).  I guess for many of these kids, this natural enthusiasm get redirected to other pursuits over the years.

yeah, Solas was there, so he should know.

Stick to the facts man, personal insults are just base.

"By the time Alexander reached the borders of India five years later, he had a substantial number of elephants under his own command."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_elephant#India.2C_Persia_and_Alexander_the_Great

See, he had elephants before even getting to India. Thanks tryst

I never thought I would be reading about war elephants today

wait, isn't Obama supposed to be the sockpuppet?

Alex truly was a great elephant man.

That's one of the great paranormal mysteries of our time

trysts, I thought you kept up on the Republicans--am I wrong?

Alex would have made a great Manchester City manager!