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In the late 18-hundreds Chess was considered a bit of an undesirable epidenic. Check out this gizmodo article: https://gizmodo.com/chess-was-once-deemed-a-men
by philipswood 5y ago
In the late 18-hundreds Chess was considered a bit of an undesirable epidenic.
Check out this gizmodo article:
https://gizmodo.com/chess-was-once-deemed-a-menace-to-society-1588675766 https://gizmodo.com/chess-was-once-deemed-a-menace-to-societ...
- Mezzie 5y agoNovels and bicycling were as well, particularly with women. People are weird.
- docmars 5y agoGod forbid we find pastimes we _like_ and stick with 'em, amiright?
- Mezzie 5y agoNovel reading, it was 'the womenfolk are spending their time with ~frivolous~ novels instead of caring for their children and reading the BIBLE as God intended', and bicycling was 'the womenfolk are wearing pants to cycle and traveling without a male escort! I say!' No liking things. The Protestant work ethic demands no fun. Only anger and work. Play is of SATAN.
- drewcoo 5y agoA century ago in the USSR there was a comedic film about chess addiction. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015673/?ref_=ttls_li_tt https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015673/?ref_=ttls_li_tt
- nomadiccoder 5y agoThis is a fascinating argument. I like the perspective of a game like poker having greater similarity to true war than traditional war games like chess or go due to ever-increasing information. This adds another dimension to the game.