Re:Hikaru Nakamura's Forbidden Platform
by dalbasal on Wednesday August 03, 2022 @11:23AM
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That's why I noted "Thibault Communism" to narrow it to his specific thinking on this, which IMO is quite lovely and unique.
TD is the one who who articulated it this way, and there are pretty strong logical and operative links between his ideas and actions.
There are lots of differences between chess.com and Lichess, societal and otherwise.
Anyway, I'm not claiming that Lichess is superior in every way, just that it's great and unique. There are lots of successful companies/startups/sites operating on the chess.com mindset. Lichess is quite unique.
Re:Hikaru Nakamura's Forbidden Platform
by robertlagrant on Friday August 05, 2022 @11:38AM
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I love Lichess. I just don't think it's Communism when someone volunteers their time.
It's a bit tongue-in-cheek, but Thibault gives chesd according to his ability, and users get chess according to their needs.
> Save the trees
> Maker of lichess.org, a hippie communist chess server for drug fueled atheists
I don't see what's communist about it. It's just that the developer has arrived at "charity" via the route of communism. The biggest societal difference is that chess.com allows people to play chess for a living, whereas a free platform does not.