Can you actually tell if someone is cheating? (check yourself)
Long story short, I came across a guy on YouTube posting clips of him “destroying rubies,” yada yada.
I have this small obsession of mine where I like to try finding out whether someone is cheating or not, just for fun. While doing so I try to stay as unbiased as possible. A lot of people tend to overestimate and call everyone a cheater, while others underestimate and assume anyone suspicious is legit, saying you just have a skill issue. The truth, as always, lies somewhere in the middle.
These clips are a good example of how cheats look if someone tries to look legit. but at the same time they are obvious enough to spot just from careful watching. But of course you can always see better if you zoom the footage and go frame by frame.
That’s also why I want people to actually learn how to tell the difference between someone cheating and someone playing legitimately. Because of that, I’ve always wanted to find real footage of someone cheating in finals while still trying to look legit. It would help people recognize the signs and make better judgments in the future.
It would also be interesting if some cheaters openly showed how they play, what cheats they use, and how those cheats work but for the greater good. Kind of like white-hat hackers who find vulnerabilities in systems and use that knowledge to improve them.