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Three Moves Ahead Episode 88: Ethics, Morality and Motivation

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This is my favorite Three Moves Ahead episode. What (if any) are the moral ramifications of wargaming? Bruce runs over Michael Abbott (of the Brainy Gamer) a little bit, but on re-listening it's not so bad. There's some great discussion on the original Flash of Steel thread, and I started a thread on Quarter to Three.

A lot of the responses boil down to "it's just a game" or "an intellectual exercise"--and I think that in itself is a problem with wargaming. Let me make it clear that I while I don't think wargaming is bad, or wargamers are warmongers (I've played my fair share), wargames may make it too easy for people to ignore the reality of war.

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If I had it to do over again, I would have structured that show better - had a better organizing idea and given Michael and Bruce more common language to talk about.

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