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#319 – Botez Sisters: Chess, Streaming, and Fame

Lex Fridman Podcast

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Is There a Pursuit of Excellence in Chess?

I think life is more forgiving. You can be world class at a thing after making a lot of mistakes and after spending the first few decades of your life doing something completely different. And chess, it's like an Olympic sport. There's no perfection in the requirement as a necessity. I'm still suffering from a bit of PTSD after screwing up a recording of Magnus. If you can't get a camera to even run correctly, how are you going to do anything else in life? Oh, no. Like why did you decide to stream? What drew you? I like these questions now really getting deep. This is like a therapy session.

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