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Title: What are the correct moves in an Uncertain context?
Post by: Scoops Novel on February 16, 2022, 06:34:09 pm: Reflecting on how uncertain our future is, the thought struck me that securing your position seems like the obvious move. Geopolitically, doesn't that mean we're going to make the Cold War look like a joke pretty soon?
Title: Re: What are the correct moves in an Uncertain context?
Post by: EuchreJack on February 16, 2022, 06:46:14 pm: Quote from: Novel on February 16, 2022, 06:34:09 pm
Reflecting on how uncertain our future is, the thought struck me that securing your position seems like the obvious move. Geopolitically, doesn't that mean we're going to make the Cold War look like a joke pretty soon?
Nah
Title: Re: What are the correct moves in an Uncertain context?
Post by: RoseHeart on February 16, 2022, 06:48:29 pm: "Chaos is a ladder." ~Little Finger, Game of Thrones
Title: Re: What are the correct moves in an Uncertain context?
Post by: Scoops Novel on February 16, 2022, 08:59:28 pm: Very arguably for 21st century chaos. It's more like going out somewhere famous for freakish weather right in the middle of summer. Climb that.
Title: Re: What are the correct moves in an Uncertain context?
Post by: MrRoboto75 on February 16, 2022, 09:07:53 pm: Quote from: Novel on February 16, 2022, 06:34:09 pm
What are the correct moves in an Uncertain context?

King to e2
Title: Re: What are the correct moves in an Uncertain context?
Post by: King Zultan on February 17, 2022, 05:17:23 am: Quote from: MrRoboto75 on February 16, 2022, 09:07:53 pm
Quote from: Novel on February 16, 2022, 06:34:09 pm
What are the correct moves in an Uncertain context?

King to e2
You sunk my battleship!
Title: Re: What are the correct moves in an Uncertain context?
Post by: Loud Whispers on February 17, 2022, 06:25:47 am: Castle, always castle when you don't know what's going on. Develops your rook whilst keeping the King relatively safe
Title: Re: What are the correct moves in an Uncertain context?
Post by: martinuzz on February 17, 2022, 06:43:36 am: You should claim stalemate.
Title: Re: What are the correct moves in an Uncertain context?
Post by: Scoops Novel on February 17, 2022, 01:48:20 pm: Taking this seriously...

Quote from: MrRoboto75 on February 16, 2022, 09:07:53 pm

King to e2

Getting the King, metaphorically, a little involved is a good move. You've got to start swinging imo. Playing it completely safe is stupid.

The King very much is not in play these days. The King is playing in hollywood somewhere. Not exactly primo leadership of late, though i'd say we're working on it.

Quote from: Loud Whispers on February 17, 2022, 06:25:47 am
Castle, always castle when you don't know what's going on. Develops your rook whilst keeping the King relatively safe

Conversely, securing your position is sensible. Adding angles. Not over-exposing the King.

But... modern Kings are plentiful. And unpracticed. Getting in over thier head seems like a better way to get some decent ones.

Quote from: martinuzz on February 17, 2022, 06:43:36 am
You should claim stalemate.

There's stuff like the agreement on Lethal Autonomous Weapons, but it's not going to be toed long-term.

Just in general, a tech freeze could be attempted at a certain point but it's never going to work.
Title: Re: What are the correct moves in an Uncertain context?
Post by: martinuzz on February 17, 2022, 04:13:08 pm: I was solely referring to the chess situation, the king being both alive and dead
Title: Re: What are the correct moves in an Uncertain context?
Post by: EuchreJack on February 17, 2022, 04:38:15 pm: Seize power through Chaos, obviously.
Title: Re: What are the correct moves in an Uncertain context?
Post by: King Zultan on February 18, 2022, 02:53:38 am: Flip the table, no one can win the chess game if the pieces are everywhere!