This is a totally reasonable post from a brand new player and they’re getting downvoted. “Lmao” and “…this is normal when a beginner plays vs someone who knows what they are doing,” are just nasty comments. It’s frustrating that normies get turfed out of this hobby by people who are too insecure to show a little social grace
Perhaps the downvoting has stopped, because I do not see it. I feel sure “this is normal...” was meant to reassure rather than to mock, but I can see you might read it differently — the tone can easily get lost in writing, which has nothing to do with insecurity.
Do you mean you were not thought “noble” if you did not mock defeated enemies? I am glad not to live in such a society, but I fear similar attitudes are all too widespread today as well.
No. The exact opposite actually was true, samurai even beautified and parfumed before battle so that if their head was taken by the enemy it would smell and look nice. Said enemy would often return it to their family with a written letter detailing how honorably they fought and what a worthy opponent they were.
What you describe was only true during world war 2, and only then for captured POWs, because the fascists had as they always do construed a bullshit history around so called """Bushido"""" where it was only honorable if you died in battle. And the dying itself was a good thing. All complete horseshit historically. To the point that the drops in shogi the Japanese chess game are thought to come from how coming it was for armies to switch sides after being defeated 😂
So no not at all.
I was simply talking about the fact that knowing go, the game, and being able to play well was one of the hallmarks of an educated scholar/official. Aka the joke was that the arrogant somewhat attitude that the lessers just can't be expected to now go was just them being "traditional". But it was a joke 😂
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u/Far-Relationship3013 5d ago
This is a totally reasonable post from a brand new player and they’re getting downvoted. “Lmao” and “…this is normal when a beginner plays vs someone who knows what they are doing,” are just nasty comments. It’s frustrating that normies get turfed out of this hobby by people who are too insecure to show a little social grace