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By critical thinking, I suppose I mean more along the lines of evaluate this text or claim or media

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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

Or the user-driven, 100% free, and open-source alternative lichess.org

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Why play chess when you can play more fun modern strategy board games (especially to lose) Concordia, Dominion, Agricola, Wingspan, Keyflower, Yellow & Yangtze etc..?

Chess is fine, but there are far more stimulating experiences in modern board gaming that are just as deep and a hell of a lot more fun.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've literally never heard of any of them. I knew the rules of chess since I was 5 or 6.

[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Check out modern board gaming, chess is a mediocre abstract game with no theme that is very unsatisfying to play unless you are evenly matched with someone.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I will choose neither as I don't have any time for games