I haven't followed these sort of programs, but aren't they promoting and celebrating psychopathic manipulative behaviour.
In real history, often what's at stake is survival of a community and people want to genuinely work together. Here for some reason it's an arbitrary forced conflict if only one individual can win.
It's a game. Everyone is aware it's a game and uses language like who was a good and bad player, was that a good or bad play, etc. Everyone understands that deception and betrayal are possibilities.
Your objection is like saying playing a game of Monopoly is likely to turn people into economic rent seeking slumlords.
Sometimes things are just what they are and nothing larger.
Gravityloss · · focus · HN ↗
In real history, often what's at stake is survival of a community and people want to genuinely work together. Here for some reason it's an arbitrary forced conflict if only one individual can win.
jasonwatkinspdx · · focus · HN ↗
Your objection is like saying playing a game of Monopoly is likely to turn people into economic rent seeking slumlords.
Sometimes things are just what they are and nothing larger.