Probably.
I am not trying to say what is a better path.
Primal hunger served humanity pretty well in the past. Greed serves it well right now - it creates riches and success.

All I am speaking for is not hiding behind pretenses.

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WARNING: This post might contain Opinions!!

Hiding behind pretenses is not good, but who is to say who is hiding behind pretenses? I would say that someone honestly admitting that they care about winning and rank is less likely to be hiding behind pretenses than someone that claims to have a more altruistic goal in playing go.




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be immersed

Isn't the fear of losing one of the greatest roadblocks on the path of improvement?

HI all,
I just have some quick things to say. First off is rank to me means nothing. I have been ~6-4k for about a year now and still enjoy playing Go. I have played game against 1k players, in the past, without handicaps and have won. So is saying I'm 1k accurate? No. Also on the other hand I've played against ~11k players, without handicaps, and have lost. Does that make me 11k? No. Ranks are just an estimate. I enjoy playing whoever whenever. Why? Because no matter the rank attached to the name you never know what will happen. I have learned a lot from higher ranked opponents, likewise lower ranked opponents. Not playing someone because of their rank seems ridiculous to me because you could miss a chance to improve, or help someone else to.

Now that's not to say I don't play mostly close to my rank, but for me that's more of a convenience thing. I find that most players will only play others who are 1-3 ranks away. Why? I think it's because they are convinced that that's where they are most likely to have a challenging game.

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