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Not OP, but I believe their point was there is a difference between being known for something and being good at it. He was known for being good at chess. Now th

by yucky 5y ago

Not OP, but I believe their point was there is a difference between being known for something and being good at it. He was known for being good at chess. Now that he is already known, he spends his time focusing on politics. That doesn't mean he is as good at that as he was at chess. At least that is how I read the comment. For instance, Curt Schilling was a great baseball player. That doesn't mean his understanding of politics is great, regardless of how vocal he is about it now that he is retired. Same concept.

SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago
> That doesn't mean he is as good at that (politics) as he was at chess. No, that you have to judge on his track record. What do you think of it?
- yucky 5y ago
  I think that was the point of the comment right? Kasparov is a bit of a hawk and very much against the current government in Russia on literally everything. Doesn't mean he's wrong, but it definitely speaks to a bias, which I believe was the point of the comment. Back to the Curt Schilling example, if he were to tweet 10 things he hates about Biden, whether or not they are legit criticism would be lost on the audience due to his known biases.
  - SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago
    > Doesn't mean he's wrong, but it definitely speaks to a bias, So to be clear, of Mr Kasparov's track record, his 2015 book "Winter Is Coming", was basically proven correct about Mr Putin by recent events, but ... never mind the track record, bias or something?
    - yucky 5y ago
      The book published after the CIA-financed Ukrainian coup of 2014? Easy to predict a response from Russia after a pro-western coup has taken place right? Doesn't make him a prophet. It's like predicting a US response in Afghanistan after 9/11..
      - SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago
        Calling the Maidan (1) "the CIA-financed coup" and a bloody invasion a "predictable response" really is showing your true colours. You should not be taken seriously. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_of_Dignity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_of_Dignity

by yucky 5y ago

SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago

> That doesn't mean he is as good at that (politics) as he was at chess. No, that you have to judge on his track record. What do you think of it?

yucky 5y ago
I think that was the point of the comment right? Kasparov is a bit of a hawk and very much against the current government in Russia on literally everything. Doesn't mean he's wrong, but it definitely speaks to a bias, which I believe was the point of the comment. Back to the Curt Schilling example, if he were to tweet 10 things he hates about Biden, whether or not they are legit criticism would be lost on the audience due to his known biases.
- SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago
  > Doesn't mean he's wrong, but it definitely speaks to a bias, So to be clear, of Mr Kasparov's track record, his 2015 book "Winter Is Coming", was basically proven correct about Mr Putin by recent events, but ... never mind the track record, bias or something?
  - yucky 5y ago
    The book published after the CIA-financed Ukrainian coup of 2014? Easy to predict a response from Russia after a pro-western coup has taken place right? Doesn't make him a prophet. It's like predicting a US response in Afghanistan after 9/11..
    - SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago
      Calling the Maidan (1) "the CIA-financed coup" and a bloody invasion a "predictable response" really is showing your true colours. You should not be taken seriously. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_of_Dignity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_of_Dignity