I think the comparison with the 100m dash is very apt.
We have machines that can obviously beat any human runner but the point of the race is to race other humans, not machines.
The point and fun of chess will remain to play against other humans.
We have machines that can obviously beat any human runner but the point of the race is to race other humans, not machines.
The point and fun of chess will remain to play against other humans.
This hasn't quite happened yet but it's getting closer in the 400m and I expect long jump will also at some point have disabled athletes perform better than able bodied ones (Disabled long jumpers all jump off their prosthetic leg). The debate about allowing disabled athletes into the "general" events is growing.
But as you say, this doesn't seem to be an issue currently, and 2019 has been quite exciting in classical chess. I think right now there are more potential openings on the table than any time this century, as new engines (re)introduce lines that Stockfish didn't think highly of, and that can continue for quite a while.