People believed that some lives were worth less than others — for example, that the King is more important than the soldiers.
“Believed”? There are more nation states today than that time period and I imagine that the greater part of of those nation state’s leaders would consider their lives worth more than the soldiers who they send to the front lines. The number of Ukrainians who have lost their lives would be a whole lot lower if Zelensky valued their lives as much as he does his. Nothing to do with chess. Chess at least has rules and an “Endgame”. Today’s leaders fallow no rules and have no “Endgame”.
“Believed”? There are more nation states today than that time period and I imagine that the greater part of of those nation state’s leaders would consider their lives worth more than the soldiers who they send to the front lines. The number of Ukrainians who have lost their lives would be a whole lot lower if Zelensky valued their lives as much as he does his. Nothing to do with chess. Chess at least has rules and an “Endgame”. Today’s leaders fallow no rules and have no “Endgame”.