"the baron is playing chess; he must be a lazy, shiftless bum"
this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2024
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Old and busted: "Chess is for very smart people that dwell in a high lofty mind palace of logic and reason."
New and bazinga: "Chess is actually really simple and easy compared to this bibeo bame I am currently into. No I won't play you in chess; I'm too smart and I'm sure I'd win anyway."
https://dotesports.com/chess/news/elon-musk-has-said-many-stupid-things-lately-but-saying-chess-is-too-simple-takes-the-cake
I hate this man more every day
Then he said "more mechanics = more smart" I'm sure there are 6 years olds who can understand why this is false
"And this is why Diablo Immortal, with its many, many premium currencies that overlap one another, intentionally obtuse and hard to comprehend while draining your wallet and pressuring users into paying more for fear of being shamed by anyone they are playing with, is the smartest of the Activision-Blizzard treats."
Go is infinitely more interesting strategically and much more difficult than chess, yet it's simple af.
Child brain, I tell you.
"How do you expect me to play with no Fog of War?"
I just realized that he was implying that Diablo and Le Epic Belden Bing are both more complex than chess.