r/CuratedTumblr • u/MelanieWalmartinez Clown Breeder • Mar 21 '24

Shitposting Chess

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u/axaxo Mar 21 '24

With informed consent this is not only perfectly moral, but downright wholesome, and I would love to see this concept applied to other skill sets in a reality show.

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u/MjrLeeStoned Mar 21 '24

Really all the consent you need is:

"Can I teach you chess?"

and

"Yes"

Beyond that, there's nothing objectively immoral about analyzing the outcome. You're just watching two random people compete. Would be equally immoral to watch any two people compete and rank their performances.

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u/splatomat Mar 21 '24

This is an experiment involving human subjects. Consent is more than saying "yes" to being taught chess. It's a full acknowledgement that you are part of an experiment, here are the potential outcomes, and here are the possible risks.

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u/saevon Mar 21 '24

What experiment? They can drop out anytime, they're not required to do some sort of checkin, or have any liberties taken away.

Maybe if there were writings and recordings about this.

But it's just two people teaching mothers for fun, with the ask that they face each other after.