@meglide We tried that no taxation thing. The govt. went bankrupt because no one wanted to pay for it.

We have been dealing with the demand for free stuff since 1776.

@TaLoN132 If that was true Europe would not be in such a sorry state.

anyone play chess?

I know a lot of brainy people that lack commonsense... If I were brainy that might be me.

Love Chess

@Jorgen Johnson, you just advanced to level 2!

@Doc That is assuming brains actually mean efficacy.

i just started last week

up to 800 on chess.com but starting to hit a wall

@TaLoN132 My mother always insisted common sense is only learned when you really screw something up.

all Generals in the army should be required to learn chess

Wise woman...

@Whithers wisdom v. intelligence

Most generals in the army know chess.

why dont generals learn go instead?

lol

@ImNotGas 10 internet point. Chess is too rigid to transfer to the battlefield. Go isnt.

@Doc, you just advanced to level 15!

I think since combat is now 3 d. We need something more complicated than chess.

Go

its so hard

Only if Go is converted to 3D.

What would that be 29x29x29 lines?

Its played by intuition. And there are studies showing intuition is what separates good commanders from bad ones.

govt IS bankrupt now: https://www.usdebtclock.org/

its not bankrupt

its just debt loaded

expect Toyota stocks to plummet.

@Jorgen Johnson should a newbie study endgame or openings first?

@meglide We don't know what the govt. is. We have been operating a virtual reality economy for 85 years using mechanical models developed in the 1800's.

@ImNotGas That depends on if you think forwards or backwards when you analyze.

if that means we've been playing with Monopoly money, then I agree https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/bst_recenttrends.htm

If you are going to be good at the game, then you are going to have to be able to cram it til it showsup inyour dreams.

I think at my ELO my openings are sufficient

i have some issues calculating trades, and wrapping up endgames

yeah i've had chess dreams already

I've been using the kings indian usually

@meglide No. Not monopoly money. We are playing with electronic credits like in Eve Online, or Star Trek Online, or any other virtual reality game. Monopoly is still thinking in the mechanics of the 1800's.

fiat is fiat, doesnt matter if its on paper or on a computer

@ImNotGas, you just advanced to level 5!