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Do you feel like popular media using a game of Chess to depict a "battle of wits" to be too cliche/cringe? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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idk why I kinda cringe every time...

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[–] 27 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Super cliche yes, cringe no.

It's not entirely a bad metaphor or whatever, but it's certainly tired. It's also a bit misleading. Being good at chess isn't a really a sign of high intelligence generally, it just means you're good at chess.

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  • [–] 13 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    Chess is about memorization of moves and thinking ahead to plan for what your opponent may do.

    Intelligence can be partly defined by those talents, without them, you won’t be near the top.

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  • [–] 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    Very partly, since it's mostly practice and memorisation. It sounds like more basic, intrinsic kinds, like creativity and on-the-fly analysis, don't enter into it nearly as much. Uneven pairings are fait accompli.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    thinking out loud: what's an entertainment sport (or game) that depicts high intelligence that i can get into like a sport?

    they have Microsoft excel world championships for example, but idk if this is a good measurement lol

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    Come to think of it, I'm not sure if any multiplayer game stays that rich at high levels. Opponents are too unpredictable and do too much stuff; it's usually more about keeping up with the meta.

    Edit: Hell, real life is kind of like that. Maybe fictional chess is just unrealistic the same way as the story.

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