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There were plenty of great moments throughout the article. This in particular cracked me up: > Others advertise their smarts. John in Arizona wrote: “I have a
by dvaun 6y ago
There were plenty of great moments throughout the article. This in particular cracked me up:
> Others advertise their smarts. John in Arizona wrote: “I have a 1,400 chess rating and am an analyst. I have a peaceful demeanor and high spirits. I exercise regularly, prefer rollerblades.”
- gamegoblin 6y agoThis one is a little Dunning–Kruger-y to me. The range from 1400-1800 is mostly full of people who play casually but don't seriously train to become better. You can beat any friends who just happen to know the rules, but are at the very bottom tier of people who play regularly. Saying that one is a 1400 player would be like someone who goes on a 5km jog around the neighborhood once or twice a week talking up their running ability. Sure, it's nice to be in slighty-above-average shape, but it's not really notable.
- lwigo 6y agoMost Americans have no idea, even after Queens Gambit.
- whymauri 6y agoI think that's what adds to the humor.
- thisisnico 6y agoDoing a 5k jog twice a week would be decently above average, since the average is so incredibly low IMO, after a while you'll get into pretty decent shape. But I wouldn't call myself a runner.
- gamegoblin 6y agoIt's decently above average, just like being 1400 in chess is decently above average -- because the average person doesn't play chess at all. But like the average person could work up to doing a 5kg jog twice a week with a few months of moderate practice (see the couch to 5k program), so too could they become 1400 in chess.
- yrimaxi 6y agoIn his defense, he only wanted to impress someone so much that they would want to impregnate themselves with his seed, not do something impossible like impress the HN readership.