3 ms·
> there is almost no one who would not understand, “It’s fourth and ten—we have to punt.” One problem with heavily using sports, gaming, and war analogies to t
by canniballectern 5y ago
> there is almost no one who would not understand, “It’s fourth and ten—we have to punt.”
One problem with heavily using sports, gaming, and war analogies to talk about strategy is that the discussion starts to make no sense at all to people who aren't interested in those things but who do care about strategy.
But I guess if you're the Modern War Institute at West Point, you know your audience pretty well, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- DiggyJohnson 5y agoWell, the same is true if you try to talk about a strategy and people aren't familiar with its domain. ;) Where else do you exercise an interest in strategy outside of games, sports, and war? Business, maybe? I'm just not sure if this criticism sits on solid ground. Let me know.
- Mezzie 5y agoYou forget politics, at all levels, formal or not. I have an interest in strategy but don't care about sports. That said, I'd guess I'm in a minority and it's very hard to write for 100% of an audience.