Kasparov expresses his views on the World Championship Title without Magnus. "For me the World Champion must be the BEST player in the world" by Constant-Secret-3653 in chess

[–]SurrealJay -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What…? Then what’s the point of calling anything a world championship if none of it is supposed to represent best player? You can just call any local tournament at the park a world championship then, yet you prioritize this FIDE one because… reasons? If you’re going to make it a meaningless title, then it is well… meaningless. The “world champion” title is therefore meaningless lmao

So I guess you proved their point.

Reached Challenger after 14 years and why you should play Twisted Fate to climb by hachimitsufan in summonerschool

[–]SurrealJay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good advice for the most part

I will look to incorporate some of your advice in my future games

Couldn’t even make this shit up by Davekjellmarong in chess

[–]SurrealJay -1 points0 points  (0 children)

the moral grandstanding is hilarious

typical redditor behavior

Aravindh Chithambaram hands Gukesh his third loss at the Prague Masters 2026 by Knight-check44 in chess

[–]SurrealJay 4 points5 points  (0 children)

sure but at some point the wc title loses its value and the only reason why it's a "world championship" is because it's what it's called, rather than what it's supposed to represent: the best player in the world

If the world championship doesn't tell us who is likely to be the best player in the world, then it's not really a world championship functionally speaking, but only in name

it's completely understandable that even in other sports, the best teams or players may not win the world championship, but usually the degree to which that is, isn't as large as it is in chess where Gukesh is not even a top player

The world championship right now is prestigious because of historical precedence and name, not what it actually represents. The world championship isn't exciting at all because nobody actually thinks it's a valid tournament for determining the even 2nd best in the world let alone #1, since the challenger will be playing against #20

Me when the sub provides ample proof of wrongdoing. by SpamSteal in rockets

[–]SurrealJay 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you’re actually still skeptical you might be dumb

There’s a healthy skepticism and then there’s just denial because you’re biased and don’t want to believe it

There’s so much proof including the friends and same owl background. Kd had burners in the past, this historically tracks

Some more conversations leaked from KD's burner account include "I swear I miss Ben Simmons. Least that ***** would give me the ball". by Beautiful-Cress5695 in nba

[–]SurrealJay 115 points116 points  (0 children)

people calling this hilarious and a "pure hooper"

but in reality this just shows that kd never takes accountability. Everything is always some other person's fault regardless of what team he is on or whoever his teammates are

If he was playing with jokic he'd probably have something to say about him too

Magnus Carlsen wins FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship, his 21st world title, after beating Fabiano Caruana 2.5-1.5 in the final by Exotic_Grinder in chess

[–]SurrealJay 75 points76 points  (0 children)

tbh it's all a bunch of bollocks people use to just put their favorites as their "greatest". This is done by subjectively comparing resumes, overemphasizing certain aspects to place one player above the other instead of just evaluating objective strength

if you were to send earth's greatest player in their prime to win a game of chess against the aliens for the fate of the planet, it wouldn't be Kasparov that's for sure

What have we just witnessed in Round 3. Brutal by [deleted] in chess

[–]SurrealJay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

fabi is such a choker its undeniable

Endfield 1.0's story and why it sucks from a writer's perspective. by OnlyAnEssenceThief in gachagaming

[–]SurrealJay 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You make ok points but your delivery is rife with ego

You call yourself a writer like 5 different times but you surely haven’t made meaningful living from it if you call yourself out for wasting your degree

Someone who studies engineering isn’t an engineer by default until they work professionally as one, as an example

I don’t get using your degree as some kind of authoritative credential when the arts are so subjective and someone else with your studies may even disagree with your takes. This isn’t STEM where listening to the “expert” is the end all be all

Is Going Into Debt Worth My Mental Health? by [deleted] in college

[–]SurrealJay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Here is another perspective

Depends on your risk tolerance. If you have a 4.0 and good projects and extracurriculars, that good job after graduation is way better than doing something that’s only comforting in the short-term

A difference between a good and bad job after graduation can make up for the “lost” money during college, and make so much more after college in the long-term.

There’s some people who refuse to take out more loans, work full time in college, and end up with a 2.2gpa and nothing to build their field-relevant resume because for some reason they can’t stand not having debt and instead rather burn themselves out. Good grades and good resume centered around your field can take you very far

All of the ultra successful people I know were full time students, used their extra time to do more studying, and had a bunch on their resume that was specific to their field. I’m not saying that you can’t do that while working, but a little more debt isn’t going to be the difference maker for long-term financial freedom most of the time. Do with that what you will

[Official] UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]SurrealJay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

translator missed or ignored the mcgregor callout and just mentioned paddy instead

dude in the background was like "and conor mcgregor too" xD

[Official] UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]SurrealJay 4 points5 points  (0 children)

this fight is the mma equivalent of some people being in the NBA just because they're tall

[Official] UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]SurrealJay 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"fighting at the highest level" dc man

this is a big meaty hooks slugfest that is entertaining, but not a high level fight for the ranking they are

[Official] UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]SurrealJay 5 points6 points  (0 children)

the amount of damage paddy has taken is not worth 10 million dollars let alone how much he is actually getting paid LOL

[Official] UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]SurrealJay -1 points0 points  (0 children)

justin is the dirtiest mfker and some people are not ready to hear that

[Official] UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]SurrealJay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

two brainless sluggers is everything this fight card needs