It's a measure of strength. And the ambition to reach unprecedented strength in a sport is emphatically not an 'unserious' or 'poor' goal: it's the motivation

It's a measure of strength. And the ambition to reach unprecedented strength in a sport is emphatically not an 'unserious' or 'poor' goal: it's the motivation of all sporting champions. 2900 might seem arbitrary, but it's a symbolic level under the rating system we have.