Author: Slater Wold
Date: 14:39:43 03/14/02
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On March 14, 2002 at 17:18:18, John Wentworth2 wrote: >On March 14, 2002 at 09:16:36, Paul Doire wrote: > >>Does anyone else here suffer from computer chess addiction? >>I go to work and before I check my voice mails, e-mails, notes and faxes >>I find myself visiting CCC and WinBoard Forum to get my "fix". >>Sometimes it wil be an hour or 2 before I do any real work...worse yet if >>new programs or books are available...I might just spend the entire morning. >> >>My work has suffered on occasion because of this. >>Then I exercise my self-discipline and tell myself that this is silly that I >>must make work my priority and forget about computer chess...God help me. >>Of course this will last at tops one week approximately, and then I'm back >>spending entire days to compensate for the time I missed during my "self >>control" >> >>Am I alone? Anyone understand what I am talking about? >> >>Paul > >I used to be addicted to it too. Not anymore though. I still like it but I go >for months without playing chess at all. I almost never have computer vs >computer games anymore. > >The reason I am not addicted anymore is that I finally came to this conclusion: > > Who the heck cares! It's chess, your not testing tanks against tanks or people >against people. It could be anything, why not humidifiers against dehumidifiers >and see which one will win. OH! and the excitement when a new model comes out!! >Just think in a few years your garage will be stacked with humidifiers and >dehumidifiers even though you really only need one. > > Maybe a manufacturer will start a forum for the enthusiasts to discuss the >latest models and the tournaments that are being played out. There there is this >super Deep humidifier that played and beat everyone, the awe everyone would >have. > >With that in mind take into consideration that all the hours you have spent and >the money you waste for the latest version and for what?? Didn't make one bit of >difference for anything, didn't improve yourself so you can make more money, or >improve your health. For me it actually made my chess game weaker because I >stopped playing and started watching. > >It's kind of like professional sports, some team wins the championship, who >cares I still have to go to work. Why am I happy about it, I am not on the team, >I didn't win it they did. The city didn't win it, they did. > >So buy a chess program because you want to be good at chess, not because you >want to see if the latest is better. I boot myself because of all the hours I >wasted on this, what a complete and total waste of time it was. The only thing I >get out of it now is from the engineering perspective, I work as a Software >Engineer and can respect the effort and hard work that people put into their own >projects. > > The developers of the commercial chess programs must shake their head in >amazement and laugh their heads off because people keep buying their product >even though they don't need it. I am just wondering..........perhaps this is a bad comparison, but do you only have sex when you want to procreate? I mean, you still have to go to work tomorrow. It means nothing. It doesn't make you money, doesn't "improve" you in anyway. And think of all the time you've spent (I hope) doing this! What a waste! People do things that excite them, and stimulate them. People bird watch for fun. Who the hell watches birds for fun!?! I must admit, it's not my thing, but if you like it, I say go with it. Don't come here and tell everyone they are wasting their time on computer chess. Because frankly, you're just wasting your time. And we all know how you hate to do that. Go make some money. "Improve" yourself.
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