Magnus is Gen Z and also still the best in the world , but hay we are living in a post truth world where reality is a pick and mix
#21 Gen Z Born late 90's... (AKA) "Zoomers" ...Magnus is actually a Millennial (AKA) Gen Y... Born 1990 - :]
@ohcomeon_1 said in #19:
> Yes, Magnus is a human and it is a free world, but once you climb up the social hierarchy ladder, the position you reach can come with certain responsibilities attached to it, so you can't just always say I can do whatever I want. (Think of an US president saying "I am allowed to make whatever decision I want," which one are you thinking about? :)).
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> I believe a world chess champion is responsible for keeping the integrity of the title. In my book Magnus has failed in this department.
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> As for reaching 2900, the world chess championship title is way older and more important than FIDE rating. Few remember who was the first to reach 2800. But world champions are pinned for immortality, to paraphrase Magnus.
Fair. I don’t have anything else to say other then that it is not fair to put so much pressure one one man in this position. At the very least he does not have to stay in this position. If a president who many are attempt to get them to run a second term didn’t want to do that saying it was too much pressure, I would not blame them.
> Yes, Magnus is a human and it is a free world, but once you climb up the social hierarchy ladder, the position you reach can come with certain responsibilities attached to it, so you can't just always say I can do whatever I want. (Think of an US president saying "I am allowed to make whatever decision I want," which one are you thinking about? :)).
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> I believe a world chess champion is responsible for keeping the integrity of the title. In my book Magnus has failed in this department.
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> As for reaching 2900, the world chess championship title is way older and more important than FIDE rating. Few remember who was the first to reach 2800. But world champions are pinned for immortality, to paraphrase Magnus.
Fair. I don’t have anything else to say other then that it is not fair to put so much pressure one one man in this position. At the very least he does not have to stay in this position. If a president who many are attempt to get them to run a second term didn’t want to do that saying it was too much pressure, I would not blame them.
It's a lot of hard work and pressure getting to the top in anything. It's even more hard work and pressure staying there. Motivation is about feeling the gain is worth the pain. When motivation ebbs, nobody can conjure it out of thin air. Magnus Carlsen was within his rights in deciding not to defend the title. We might be a little disappointed that he did not defend but we had no right to demand or expect he would defend. Time to move on.
@Ikonoclast said in #24:
> It's a lot of hard work and pressure getting to the top in anything. It's even more hard work and pressure staying there. Motivation is about feeling the gain is worth the pain. When motivation ebbs, nobody can conjure it out of thin air. Magnus Carlsen was within his rights in deciding not to defend the title. We might be a little disappointed that he did not defend but we had no right to demand or expect he would defend. Time to move on.
Yes, he's within his right to refuse to defend his title, no argument about that, it is a free world. But I do not agree we have no right in pointing out that this decision is harmful to the title.
> It's a lot of hard work and pressure getting to the top in anything. It's even more hard work and pressure staying there. Motivation is about feeling the gain is worth the pain. When motivation ebbs, nobody can conjure it out of thin air. Magnus Carlsen was within his rights in deciding not to defend the title. We might be a little disappointed that he did not defend but we had no right to demand or expect he would defend. Time to move on.
Yes, he's within his right to refuse to defend his title, no argument about that, it is a free world. But I do not agree we have no right in pointing out that this decision is harmful to the title.
Magnus would leave eventually, whether it be when he would 50, 75, or 100. Champions and geniuses alike come and go, but chess lives on.
@Skittle-Head said in #22:
> #21 Gen Z Born late 90's... (AKA) "Zoomers" ...Magnus is actually a Millennial (AKA) Gen Y... Born 1990 - :]
Clearly, OP wasn't using boomer to refer to the Baby Boom generation. Boomer is also slang for a ballistic missile submarine. Maybe because Magnus tried to blow up the Sinquefield cup?
> #21 Gen Z Born late 90's... (AKA) "Zoomers" ...Magnus is actually a Millennial (AKA) Gen Y... Born 1990 - :]
Clearly, OP wasn't using boomer to refer to the Baby Boom generation. Boomer is also slang for a ballistic missile submarine. Maybe because Magnus tried to blow up the Sinquefield cup?
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