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Damn, I'm about the most gullible person in the world, yet I knew the
shell game is a con.
Besides, almostbusto wins the analogy part of this thread for his HU tournament analogy.
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Do you guys think the shell-game street performers are moral? Because I certainly do not. And the analogy between that game and this game is now a perfect analogy.
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I think trying to distinguish hard lines of morality when you play this game for a [censored] living is pretty silly, honestly. We're not engaged in a moral profession here; we play in a game where we intend to prey on the weaknesses of others, whether in the moment (tilt, ego, drunkeness) or in general (stupidity, inexperience).
The game we play is about exploiting weaknesses in our opposition; this is exactly what Nick was doing, and will attempt to do in the future. Now, hopefully, next time someone offers you a bet that seems too good to be true, you'll actually think about it rather than jumping in. All this hullabaloo about you trying to show how immoral what he did was, though, is nonsense. You're no better than he is.
Rob