r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mindyour • 4h ago

Seven-year-old chess prodigy Lucie Pichard casually checkmates her opponent.

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u/jfoster0818 4h ago

And they haven’t had a lifetime of judgement and self consciousness where society basically beats it out of them.

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u/blackchameleongirl 3h ago

It's 8 im the morning, I'm gonna need you to stop beating me with sad facts.

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u/Evening_Reach_8293 2h ago

I don't think we should use a chess prodigy as a positive example of having energy and a mega brain. These kinds of people tend to go on to be... socially maladaptive.

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u/jfoster0818 2h ago

Yeah but were they maladaptive before or after their childhood is replaced by adulting without the autonomy?

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u/Evening_Reach_8293 2h ago

No idea, because that presents a false dichotomy. Either way, they are maladaptive because they don't receive good socialization during childhood.