An Allegory
Once upon a time there was a young father who was teaching his 9-year old son how to play chess. The lad was eager to play and to win. He even read the rule book himself just to be sure his father hadn't left out any information about the rules of the game.
But not long after the lad had finished reading the rule book of chess for himself, he began using a move that was not a proper move under the rules of chess. In particular, the lad was moving a piece that was not his. The father patiently explained to the lad that manipulating another player's piece was not a proper move. But the boy was adamant and persistent, inexplicably asserting the father was also doing exactly the same thing — moving an opponent's piece.
Finally, in exasperation, the father said, "OK. I am going to play the next move using your set of rules, even though I say those are not the appropriate way to play chess."
And then the father moved the lad's king off the board.
Game over, lad. Game over.
posted by Moulton | 3:53 PM
4 Comments:
Its a bit condescending to position oneself as "the father" to others when oneself is the person having the difficulties in being civil isn't it?
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From: Karlis Sheolmeisters
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Subject: Burnt Umbrage
In respect to my late grandfather. Please take down your sarcastic post about the book he authored.
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I asked, ChatGPT, "Does this allegory need to be simplified to be written for a 9-yr old child?"
ChatGPT responds:
«Yes, the allegory can be simplified for a 9-year-old child. Here's a modified version:
"Once upon a time, there was a young boy who wanted to learn how to play chess. His dad, who knew how to play, decided to teach him. The boy was excited and read the rule book all by himself to make sure he knew how to play the game.
But something interesting happened. The boy started making moves that were not allowed in chess. He would move his dad's pieces instead of his own. His dad patiently explained that it wasn't the right way to play. But the boy insisted that his dad was doing the same thing.
To show the boy what would happen if they played by his rules, the dad agreed to make a move using the boy's way of playing. So, he did something surprising. He moved the boy's king off the chessboard.
The game was over because in chess, the king is the most important piece, and if it's not on the board, the game cannot continue. The boy realized that his way of playing didn't work, and he learned an important lesson about following the rules.
Remember, in chess and in life, it's important to play by the rules to have a fair and enjoyable experience."»
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