For those who don't know, Totalbiscuit was a youtuber who called out the ethics of influencers receiving compensation from sponsors. Through his voice, he basically reformed the model to what we have now - where sponsorships for products are no longer hidden.
Now we have something happening in chess - the world wakening to a desire for chess training. I have been approached by many individuals wanting me to consult and build an online chess trainer - for which they will compensate me for a few hours of work. Some don't even want to compensate me at all. One such builder which I am not even going to name for fear of advertising for them, wanted to charge me money to consult and build their product for them, because it would somehow magically allow me to raise prices (don't ask, it was all a little cloudy).
These people have asked me to teach them how to build a factory so they can produce a widget in perpetuity. <---There lies the question of ethics. What is fair to the person teaching how to build the factory? You can't do it without them, and yet they will not benefit from it. It will most likely end up competing in the end.
To the other coaches on lichess and everywhere, please don't sell yourselves short. To solve the question of what is the value of teaching would do a world of good for MANY fields, not just chess. Teachers in the US get the butt end of the stick on compensation. Knowledge is cheap, but teaching is priceless. You know that one little saying about teaching a man to fish vs giving him a fish? One piece of good knowledge well taught can change a persons trajectory. What is THAT really worth?
Now we have something happening in chess - the world wakening to a desire for chess training. I have been approached by many individuals wanting me to consult and build an online chess trainer - for which they will compensate me for a few hours of work. Some don't even want to compensate me at all. One such builder which I am not even going to name for fear of advertising for them, wanted to charge me money to consult and build their product for them, because it would somehow magically allow me to raise prices (don't ask, it was all a little cloudy).
These people have asked me to teach them how to build a factory so they can produce a widget in perpetuity. <---There lies the question of ethics. What is fair to the person teaching how to build the factory? You can't do it without them, and yet they will not benefit from it. It will most likely end up competing in the end.
To the other coaches on lichess and everywhere, please don't sell yourselves short. To solve the question of what is the value of teaching would do a world of good for MANY fields, not just chess. Teachers in the US get the butt end of the stick on compensation. Knowledge is cheap, but teaching is priceless. You know that one little saying about teaching a man to fish vs giving him a fish? One piece of good knowledge well taught can change a persons trajectory. What is THAT really worth?