teawrecks

Is it really possible...?

If Disney's lawyers think it's possible, it's probably possible. And if it's not, they'll figure out who to lobby to make sure it is.

I'd say that's definitely one aspect of a justice system, which is definitely one aspect of a government. But I don't think you even need "lives" to create a simulation of a government. Just agents and resources.

I would love to see more games...where the balancing comes from player experimentation with governing agreements.

100% agree. I've wondered how an MMO with permadeath + "reproduction" could work. Basically, every new avatar in the game has to be "made" by two existing avatars, and would be granted semi-random stats based on genetic contributions of the parents. This would mean spots in the game are limited, and you'd have to wait for existing players to "create" you, which would rate limit the number of people who can start playing your game, which limits the profits from running the game, which limits the number of studios willing to ever try it...

That is an interesting thought. If humans were immortal, would we have any government?...hm, yeah, I believe we still would. I think it's less about the threat of death for an individual and more about the management of resources for a population.

But the intent would not be to see what works in a video game and try to use it IRL, the intention is to see where these systems breakdown in unforeseen ways when implemented at scale.

But mostly, I just want to see new fun ideas in the genre. There are no new MMOs willing to take the risk of letting one player's experience be dependent on the behaviour of another player, let alone allow a fully player-managed government. For now we live in a world where Destiny 2 is what qualifies as an MMO. But I digress.

I would still say dual booting is the superior option, but that might be complicated for some people, so this is probably a good recommendation.

I think the weak point where a lot of these ideas break down is how competitive they are vs other forms of government. Do you trust a random group of civilians to know how to wield a military? Or conduct international relations with personalities such as Putin or Xi Jinping? I think these other authoritarian governments would see such a rag-tag group of representatives as inexperienced pushovers, easy to out maneuver or manipulate.

I feel like we're in the garbage-age of MMOs, but when the next golden age of MMOs happens, I want to see worlds where these experimental forms of government are attempted. At least digitally.

Or just hackers/scammers/phishers etc. who would try to compromise accounts and redirect votes.

And that's assuming the population even has an informed opinion on every decision that needs to be made. Many decisions should not be directly democratic, which is (supposed to be) why we elect representatives whose job it is to be informed, consult the relevant experts, and then represent us in a vote.

We need a wavey system that is designed to self-correct between the extremes of free-market capitalism and authoritarian communism. Both extremes have their downsides, just instead of using a war or bloodshed to trigger a bounce back in the other direction the way we normally do it, we just build it into the system. I expect that it would usually hover near the middle, a sort of democratic socialism.

When resources are plentiful and the economy is strong, we tip toward a free-er market where taxes are lower, regulations are less strict, the market can have its natural ebbs and flows, and risk takers can enjoy their wins (and losses); conversely, when resources are tighter and inequality begins rising, we rein things in, tax more heavily, reinstate certain regulations, and make sure we're directing the wealth we've generated toward those who need help. A sort of exploration/exploitation feedback loop.

We'll never find ourselves surprised by a sudden economic shift with no plan in place, and several parties all pulling in different directions trying to vote for their own interests; instead we've all already agreed decades ahead of time on what we would do for the good of the country when anyone is in need, and we would quantify exactly what needs to improve before we start shifting back the other way. No one should ever have the sensationalist response of, "this is it, the country is going to be ruined forever by these new policies," but rather, "this may not be ideal for me right now, but I feel my needs are met, and I understand who we're doing it for, why, and for how long".

A walkie talkie that he can't find any batteries for.

I feel like this is the perfect place for Right to Repair legislation: the product is broken? And it's outside your support window? Then give customers what they need to make the fix themselves. It's not good enough to say "meh, guess you gotta buy one of our newer chips then 🤷"

Ahh, yeah if it's specifically when coming back from a VM, that sounds different. Maybe the vfio_pci driver isn't getting swapped back to the real one? I barely know how it works, I'm sure you've checked everything.

Propaganda has lead a depressing number of people to believe exactly the opposite. MTG literally said, "what, you think Putin just decided to invade Ukraine?"