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This sentiment is rightly being called out as elitism. Reminds me of skateboarding in the 90s when some skateboarders would hate on newbies who got into skateb
by gk1 6y ago
This sentiment is rightly being called out as elitism.
Reminds me of skateboarding in the 90s when some skateboarders would hate on newbies who got into skateboarding as a result of Tony Hawk, X-Games, THPS, or any other reason that wasn’t deemed pure or authentic. Now they marvel at the fact that skateboarding is an Olympic sport... Yeah, no thanks to you!
- capableweb 6y agoI agree! For sure elitism. Judging by the downvotes, I wasn't clear that I didn't agree with the standpoint. I think every ecosystem at points go through this "elitism" fad when it reaches a certain threshold of members. Seemingly to keep X being a niche they can identify with, instead of something mainstream some people only do for fun. Point is, not exclusive to chess, just as gk1 pointed out.
- Tiltowait-- 6y agoWell, many subcultures have been destroyed by an influx of newcomers. The newcomers bring money, the money attracts sociopaths, and the sociopaths destroy the subculture and move on to the next one. It's a real fear and has happened many times. See: https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths Lots of subcultures would rather keep the high barriers to entry and stay in the happy eternal summer phase even if it means they never get popular.