Why isn't chess more popular?

Chrisr2212:  I freely admit I am a jerk...but I am not a mean person...if you and I had five minutes alone, you would never let me go.  Rock on Galic!
 

has anyone else noticed how smart this george1st is?

You got something against geniuses I see.

i do not.

Check out the big brain on George!

He knows why a McDonald's QP is called a Royale in France.

We need to learn from him. Taking my shirt off now.

I so want to post pics

don't post a pics of kevin mchale or golden retrievers. that's bad dude.

So, cats are ok? Larry Bird? Birds? Danny Ainge? Robert Parrish? Poodles?

man i loved danny ainge back in the day.

Funny. People make fun of him but he was a pro in two sports.

Not exactly Bo Jackson, but still...

coast to coast against notre dame. dude.

Because it sucks? :)

what does that have to do with danny ainge!

Good point.

The problem is simple and you see it time and time again. Learning how to play chess makes young males extremely attractive to young females at which point the young males no longer have any time for chess.

If only that were true....

There are too many posts here to read. So, I'm just going to give my 2 cents:

We live in the video game/internet/instant gratification period of time. Chess demands patience, hard work, study. There are no cheat codes, there is no instant mastery.