I'll just give you a few examples.
1. Regardless of music popularity, is it ranked first? Look at the well-known position of music. Originally, movie stars were taller than singers, but because of the rapid spread, I'm afraid more people know Britney Spears than Angelina Jolie.
2. Then there is art. World-famous animation and games are all derived from art, and there are many pure art paintings. Pure art refers to art, and its position should rank second.
3. And chess, no matter its popularity or influence, is obviously not as good as music art, not a grade. But chess is still an international thing, with professional training and competitions, so it still has a certain position, and it is normal to rank third.
The last place is calligraphy, which may be the case in ancient times, but in modern times, calligraphy may not even be qualified for the last place. Only China cultural circle has so-called calligraphy, but there is no calligraphy in the west. Especially in modern times, with computers, there is no need to mention calligraphy, even writing. What calligraphy do you need? Moreover, calligraphers are not only ugly, but also have low status. Nowadays, people who study calligraphy can only get extra points if they pass the art test in the university. Few people regard calligraphy as a profession. The ultimate fate of professional calligraphers is to write posts and practice calligraphy for kindergarten children.
Note that there is a dividing line. Music and art are the best in popularity, entertainment, artistry and academic readability. Music and its extension majors, as well as fine arts and its extension majors, have all reached doctoral degrees or above, and their academic status is equal to or even higher than that of general academic majors. Chess is just a kind of professional training. Higher education is not offered, and it will never be offered, because of its limitations, professionalism and destined minority (not to say that only smart people learn chess, but that most smart and even talented people are not interested in chess, and it is impossible to regard it as a career at most. On the other hand, music and art, many people obviously have no talent, so they have to choose these two majors and many extended majors in order to be famous, so they are often full. )。 As for calligraphy, even if the academic level is low, there is not even a bachelor. In other words, many people who study calligraphy can't take the professional road because it will soon become extinct. Even professional training is far less popular than chess.
So to sum up, the popularity of music and art, as a fair game of brain power, goes without saying that it will not be extinct. But the extinction of calligraphy is coming. As for the status of calligraphy in ancient China, it still came last and ranked third. Calligraphy and chess alternate fourth place. But now and in the future, calligraphy will soon be extinct, and it is obvious that chess has won.