What's the point of getting better at chess?

from blog ReedyBear's Blog, | ↗ original
What's the point of anything? Quality of life & survival. We could fuss about whether those really matter at all, but they matter to me. They're the baseline of purpose (for me). And I care about quality of life & survival for myself, for my loved ones, for my neighbors, for strangers, for my cats, and to some extent - for other life that is...