The Carlsen vs Stockfish lesson: nobody pays to watch the engine
teodorio · x · 2026-11-11
Quoting a widely shared observation: nobody pays to watch Stockfish play chess, but thousands turn out to watch Magnus Carlsen in person. The author extends this into a broader point about the economy — it's fundamentally humans interacting and exchanging value, and the medium of exchange matters less than we think. The analogy is often applied to the AI era: even when machines are stronger, human presence and performance remain the scarce, valuable part.
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