So far you have learned only obvious and mundane things. I know that taking the first step can be the hardest part of the journey, so I wanted to coddle you a little just to get you going. The coddling stops here. You must now understand the cold, hard truth of competition. This is the difficult par
NO YOU CAN’T WIELD POWER THAT’S CHEATING WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE IMAGINARY RULES I MADE UP!
The problem with these sorts of analogies is that they break down when applied to politics. If the card’s rules are vague and a player is trying to cheat on them, it also turns out that player is one of the refs, and also was the one who designed the card in the first place. And when you try to bring this up with the other ref, they just shrug and say “well I don’t want to give an unfair ruling, what if I was in that situation and they ruled that my move was illegal? Better to just let them do what they want.”
The problem with these sorts of analogies is that they break down when applied to politics. If the card’s rules are vague and a player is trying to cheat on them, it also turns out that player is one of the refs, and also was the one who designed the card in the first place. And when you try to bring this up with the other ref, they just shrug and say “well I don’t want to give an unfair ruling, what if I was in that situation and they ruled that my move was illegal? Better to just let them do what they want.”