According to France 24, chess is experiencing a cultural surge. Users are increasingly abandoning social media doomscrolling for what the press calls 'doomchessing'—an equally addictive but far more strategic way to waste hours online. Chess dot com has become the hub for this digital phenomenon, prompting a wry question: is losing at chess actually a step up from infinite scrolling?

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