again... has interest in chess really risen as of late? show us...
what exactly is increasing interest in chess at this very moment... where is the worldwide appeal of chess????? nowhere. nothing. not a damn thing is happening. no one is talking about it except us here or even narrower... me. I look at the topics on this forum and the traffic is paltry
there is no increase in user discussions or activity in the forums. could be because the mods are so draconian in censoring the topics and locking what they find objectionable from a arbitrary perspective... but really, look at these forums. hardly any activity.
with such a supposed increase in chess user daily numbers, wouldn't you think there would be these huge discussions online? nothing. look at the boring topics. My thread is very recent but look at how it out paces the other topics because no one else is talking about this.
everything else is mindless junk on the forums. oh... how to i stay above 1100... who cares. 1100 sucks. oh what openings are best? really? thats worthless. who cares about openings if you have no skill throughout. oh magnus is playing so and so... who cares. Magnus is an example of quitting chess... that's not the type of champion we want. and many of the past champions we weirdos and had psychological problems so not exactly stellar examples for us. in fact, I retract my previous statement about Magnus... he is more normal than a lot of past champions, but dropping out of a tournament because he suspects that his opponent was... yeah... can't prove it, but let's just accuse someone of it and chess.com comes out and says yeah.. Hans this and Hans that... but really???
If you want something quantitative, just look at Google Trends. Ever since January, searches for "chess" have doubled. So clearly something is causing an increased interest in the game. You could debate all you want about what's causing it, but I think the fact that it is, in some way, growing is inarguable. Using the same site, you can see that search terms like "chess cheating scandal", "ludwig chess boxing", and "tata steel chess 2023." have all contributed to a growing interest in Chess.
Asking others to prove to you the factors which are contributing to the growth of Chess is falacious. The burden of proof lies with the accuser. Also, you're arguing from ignorance. Just because something isn't proven to be true, doesn't mean it's false, and vice versa.
I'm not sure why it's seemingly a bad thing to you that new people are getting into Chess. THe more people who enjoy the game, the better for us all.
not just humans are counted for searches in the trends... FYI
That's what's wrong with chess right now... everyone is playing participation trophy chess none of these types are any good at chess
Even with an entire day to make a single move, they will be 1200 level. can chess.com be honest to these types and explain that maybe they need to try something different?
You already showed that you don't listen to anybody else who actually have evidence backing up their claims, unlike you. You also showed complete lack of understanding business and economics given you answer to @calbitt5750, who made a very good point.
And now you also show complete lack of understanding about how to grow a community. There are more <=1200 players than >=2000 players. There are more <= 1200 players who pay for subscription than there are >=2000 players paying for it. It is much, much better to put in the effort to double amount of <=1200 players than >=2000 players.
But this is all far above your head so be free to argue about registration date and elo score. Until someone who have <900 elo blitz and registered in late december agrees with you, strangely that does not disqualify their opinion as long as they agree.
EDIT 7/3: And guess who didn't have any arguments and instead blocked me?! Maybe it is time for OP to stop playing chess and go back to school. Don't know how chess.com will handle the loss of this paying customer...oh right, he isn't one.