Why Games Like Chess Are Threatening
07/20/17 • 25 min
For as long as chess has been around — and we’re talking 1,500-plus years — someone has tried to ban it. But why? The answer is complicated, but it begins here: For ages, global and moralistic leaders have viewed games as a threat worth quashing.
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For as long as chess has been around — and we’re talking 1,500-plus years — someone has tried to ban it. But why? The answer is complicated, but it begins here: For ages, global and moralistic leaders have viewed games as a threat worth quashing.
Get in touch!
Instagram: @heyfeifer
Twitter: @heyfeifer
Web: jasonfeifer.com
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