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What exactly is Justin Bieber so good at to earn such a comparison? Not singing, not composing music, not dancing .. no one has ever claimed he's the "world #1"
by argumentum 13y ago
What exactly is Justin Bieber so good at to earn such a comparison? Not singing, not composing music, not dancing .. no one has ever claimed he's the "world #1" at anything other than being celebrity amongst other pre-teen children.
And Magnus Carlsen is certainly not a celebrity amongst pre-teen children, so the comparison makes no sense.
- baddox 13y ago> What exactly is Justin Bieber so good at to earn such a comparison? The key is right there in the sentence. The comparison being made is "rockstar of chess," referring not necessarily to "skill" or "talent," but to the ability to be famous worldwide.
- vecter 13y agoBieber is actually quite a good singer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko8gepM8MBU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko8gepM8MBU. It's easy to lose sight of that given his stardom, but he got his start based on raw singing talent.
- argumentum 13y agoOf course he's likely in the top 0.001% of singing talent, but would you say he's literally "the best" singer in the world regardless of age?
- Jonovono 13y agoI believe (belieb?) they are making a statement about how he has a more exciting style in chess, maybe his quick rise to fame and youth, maybe good looking appearance?. If you search "Justin Bieber of chess" you see lots of people are using it, not just this one article. I don't really follow chess, just Bieber, but Magnus seems interesting, going to be reading up on him! But I agree, it seems like an odd comparison.
- prawn 13y agoThe comparisons are "young" and "good looking".