See this is actually an amazing metaphor. Because just like with socialisation, I broadly know the basic rules of what each piece does. But that is absolutely not the same thing as actually knowing how to play chess.

I have a vague grasp of many of the fundamentals, nothing more.

Also don’t know how to life

See? Just the same👍💫

I wish it was like chess, Chess at least has clear rules on what moves are allowed and an end-goal (capture the king). Life not so much. It is one big guessing game, from rules, to goals, and everything in between.

There’s a pawn… that does something. That’s about all I know.

I perfectly summed up my understanding of society’s unspoken rules.