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ChangedStars: Poe's Law in RPG Form

Started by Torque2100, April 28, 2021, 12:16:04 PM

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GeekyBugle

#75
April 30, 2021, 04:29:51 PM
Quote from: Rhedyn on April 30, 2021, 04:26:18 PM
Quote from: GeekyBugle on April 30, 2021, 04:23:02 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 30, 2021, 04:12:33 PM
Quote from: Rhedyn on April 30, 2021, 04:01:14 PM
If I could Thanos snap the facist party away from the US, then the other party could split between the progressive half and the actual conservative half.
Half the US has an unreasonable understanding of what reasonable political opinions are, so any half-way coherent sci-fi setting has to address the that problem.

...and you wonder why people are saying 'No' to your idea of social credit? ???

Jesus Christ, dude, you are fucking scary...

I've got an idea, lets put him, This Guy and the Swain ina thread in Pundit's forum to fully flesh out their utopian system.

Take it verbatim and use it as the setting for a Dystopian RPG, The Price of Freedom sounds about right up their alley.
Nova Praxis is already a Dystopian RPG setting offered in multiple systems.

Yeah, no, The Price of Freedom sounds like a perfect fit for that.
Quote from: Rhedyn

Here is why this forum tends to be so stupid. Many people here think Joe Biden is "The Left", when he is actually Far Right and every US republican is just an idiot.

"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."

― George Orwell

Rhedyn

#76
April 30, 2021, 04:30:09 PM
Quote from: Ratman_tf on April 30, 2021, 04:28:18 PM
Quote from: Rhedyn on April 30, 2021, 04:25:19 PM
Quote from: Ratman_tf on April 30, 2021, 04:17:45 PM
Give it a few years, and the remainder will call their opponents unreasonable, rinse and repeat. All you'll be left with is Thanos in his hut after he snaps the last other person away...
Yeah but then I can be the entrenched conservative wanting to maintain my ideal society. That's a win in my book.

You fascist. *Snap*
Oh man you had to use magic to change the status quo. It's like I benefitted most of my life from such circumstances before literal magic slew me.

Still a win.

moonsweeper

#77
April 30, 2021, 04:32:07 PM
Quote from: Rhedyn on April 30, 2021, 04:17:01 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 30, 2021, 04:12:33 PM

...and you wonder why people are saying 'No' to your idea of social credit? ???

Jesus Christ, dude, you are fucking scary...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XtAHOepH94

huh ???

You must have me confused with someone who actually cares whether you are alive or dead.

I don't really give a fuck either way, I was just making an observation...
"I have a very hard time taking seriously someone who has the time and resources to protest capitalism, while walking around in Nike shoes and drinking Starbucks, while filming it on their iPhone."  --  Alderaan Crumbs

"Just, can you make it The Ramones at least? I only listen to Abba when I want to fuck a stripper." -- Jeff37923

"Government is the only entity that relies on its failures to justify the expansion of its powers." -- David Freiheit (Viva Frei)

Rhedyn

#78
April 30, 2021, 04:33:04 PM
Quote from: GeekyBugle on April 30, 2021, 04:29:51 PMYeah, no, The Price of Freedom sounds like a perfect fit for that.
It would melt your mind to learn that actual socialist find the former Soviet Union to be far too conservative and right-leaning.

This Guy

#79
April 30, 2021, 04:33:13 PM
Quote from: GeekyBugle on April 30, 2021, 04:29:51 PM
Quote from: Rhedyn on April 30, 2021, 04:26:18 PM
Quote from: GeekyBugle on April 30, 2021, 04:23:02 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 30, 2021, 04:12:33 PM
Quote from: Rhedyn on April 30, 2021, 04:01:14 PM
If I could Thanos snap the facist party away from the US, then the other party could split between the progressive half and the actual conservative half.
Half the US has an unreasonable understanding of what reasonable political opinions are, so any half-way coherent sci-fi setting has to address the that problem.

...and you wonder why people are saying 'No' to your idea of social credit? ???

Jesus Christ, dude, you are fucking scary...

I've got an idea, lets put him, This Guy and the Swain ina thread in Pundit's forum to fully flesh out their utopian system.

Take it verbatim and use it as the setting for a Dystopian RPG, The Price of Freedom sounds about right up their alley.
Nova Praxis is already a Dystopian RPG setting offered in multiple systems.

Yeah, no, The Price of Freedom sounds like a perfect fit for that.

Price of Freedom is just tankie-wank. You wanna really get into the bones of that you're going to need to flesh out the ancoms, nazbols and socdems for political infighting, and then on your own side infighting among the resistance for petty personal bullshit.

Anyway if you're living in a failing quasi-narcostate what do you need dystopian escapism for?
I don\'t want to play with you.

This Guy

#80
April 30, 2021, 04:33:41 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 30, 2021, 04:32:07 PM
Quote from: Rhedyn on April 30, 2021, 04:17:01 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 30, 2021, 04:12:33 PM

...and you wonder why people are saying 'No' to your idea of social credit? ???

Jesus Christ, dude, you are fucking scary...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XtAHOepH94

huh ???

You must have me confused with someone who actually cares whether you are alive or dead.

I don't really give a fuck either way, I was just making an observation...

None of us care about any of us, what's the issue? What, you gonna tell me the other fags on this board are actually meaningful to you?
I don\'t want to play with you.

VisionStorm

#81
April 30, 2021, 04:33:57 PM Last Edit: April 30, 2021, 04:35:30 PM by VisionStorm
Quote from: Rhedyn on April 30, 2021, 03:51:42 PM
Quote from: VisionStorm on April 30, 2021, 03:19:58 PM
...and the quality of our lives being determined by the whims of the moronic mob.
The success of a small business.

Your employment status.

How much you are paid.

How much you have to pay for services.

Etc.

Much of you life is already subject to the whims of the moronic mob. Now imagine if wealth was tied directly to not seemingly like an asshole? Has your day-to-day interactions improved?

Yes, INDIRECTLY much of my life is already affected by the whims of the moronic mob, to a far higher degree that I would prefer. That doesn't mean that therefore it would be a grrreat idea to let them DIRECTLY dictate what the quality of my life should be.

And NO, people's wealth would not be directly tied to "not seemingly like an asshole", it would be directly tied to CONFORMING to whatever moronic norms the mob of mindless sheep has been brainwashed to believe that year.

Rhedyn

#82
April 30, 2021, 04:37:18 PM Last Edit: April 30, 2021, 04:42:19 PM by Rhedyn
Quote from: VisionStorm on April 30, 2021, 04:33:57 PMYes, INDIRECTLY much of my life is already affected by the whims of the moronic mob, to a far higher degree that I would prefer. That doesn't mean that therefore it would be a grrreat idea to let them DIRECTLY dictate what the quality of my life should be.
Is it so indirect?

Social skills and reputation are already essential to success. Some people manage to succeed while being overt assholes because their cliche is strong enough for it. Does not seem like the better system to me.

Quote from: VisionStorm on April 30, 2021, 04:33:57 PMAnd NO, people's wealth would not be directly tied to "not seemingly like an asshole", it would be directly tied to CONFORMING to whatever moronic norms the mob of mindless sheep has been brainwashed to believe that year.
So not being an asshole? It didn't require believing in masks to know not wearing them was socially unacceptable. In a rep system, not wearing them meant losing wealth. That would result in less psychopaths attacking store clerks that were required to ask them to wear one or leave.

moonsweeper

#83
April 30, 2021, 04:42:26 PM
Quote from: This Guy on April 30, 2021, 04:33:41 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 30, 2021, 04:32:07 PM
Quote from: Rhedyn on April 30, 2021, 04:17:01 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 30, 2021, 04:12:33 PM

...and you wonder why people are saying 'No' to your idea of social credit? ???

Jesus Christ, dude, you are fucking scary...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XtAHOepH94

huh ???

You must have me confused with someone who actually cares whether you are alive or dead.

I don't really give a fuck either way, I was just making an observation...

None of us care about any of us, what's the issue? What, you gonna tell me the other fags on this board are actually meaningful to you?

Well, I can't speak to anyone's sexual orientation, but other than that there are some people here who are meaningful to me.  Why would I hang out here if that wasn't the case?
"I have a very hard time taking seriously someone who has the time and resources to protest capitalism, while walking around in Nike shoes and drinking Starbucks, while filming it on their iPhone."  --  Alderaan Crumbs

"Just, can you make it The Ramones at least? I only listen to Abba when I want to fuck a stripper." -- Jeff37923

"Government is the only entity that relies on its failures to justify the expansion of its powers." -- David Freiheit (Viva Frei)

This Guy

#84
April 30, 2021, 04:43:34 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 30, 2021, 04:42:26 PM
Quote from: This Guy on April 30, 2021, 04:33:41 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 30, 2021, 04:32:07 PM
Quote from: Rhedyn on April 30, 2021, 04:17:01 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 30, 2021, 04:12:33 PM

...and you wonder why people are saying 'No' to your idea of social credit? ???

Jesus Christ, dude, you are fucking scary...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XtAHOepH94

huh ???

You must have me confused with someone who actually cares whether you are alive or dead.

I don't really give a fuck either way, I was just making an observation...

None of us care about any of us, what's the issue? What, you gonna tell me the other fags on this board are actually meaningful to you?

Well, I can't speak to anyone's sexual orientation, but other than that there are some people here who are meaningful to me.  Why would I hang out here if that wasn't the case?

Weird
I don\'t want to play with you.

Rhedyn

#85
April 30, 2021, 04:43:45 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 30, 2021, 04:42:26 PMWell, I can't speak to anyone's sexual orientation, but other than that there are some people here who are meaningful to me.  Why would I hang out here if that wasn't the case?
I thought everyone was here to argue with text boxes that disagreed them?

This Guy

#86
April 30, 2021, 04:46:14 PM
Quote from: Rhedyn on April 30, 2021, 04:43:45 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 30, 2021, 04:42:26 PMWell, I can't speak to anyone's sexual orientation, but other than that there are some people here who are meaningful to me.  Why would I hang out here if that wasn't the case?
I thought everyone was here to argue with text boxes that disagreed them?

That and circlejerk their politics. speaking of which, here, have a dystopia: https://www.unqualified-reservations.org/2007/05/magic-of-symmetric-sovereignty/ Enjoy your Fnarg bro
I don\'t want to play with you.

moonsweeper

#87
April 30, 2021, 04:47:35 PM
Quote from: This Guy on April 30, 2021, 04:43:34 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 30, 2021, 04:42:26 PM
Quote from: This Guy on April 30, 2021, 04:33:41 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 30, 2021, 04:32:07 PM
Quote from: Rhedyn on April 30, 2021, 04:17:01 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 30, 2021, 04:12:33 PM

...and you wonder why people are saying 'No' to your idea of social credit? ???

Jesus Christ, dude, you are fucking scary...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XtAHOepH94

huh ???

You must have me confused with someone who actually cares whether you are alive or dead.

I don't really give a fuck either way, I was just making an observation...

None of us care about any of us, what's the issue? What, you gonna tell me the other fags on this board are actually meaningful to you?

Well, I can't speak to anyone's sexual orientation, but other than that there are some people here who are meaningful to me.  Why would I hang out here if that wasn't the case?

Weird

No shit?  I grew up as a gamer in the 70s and 80s.

Calling me weird is like saying water is wet.
"I have a very hard time taking seriously someone who has the time and resources to protest capitalism, while walking around in Nike shoes and drinking Starbucks, while filming it on their iPhone."  --  Alderaan Crumbs

"Just, can you make it The Ramones at least? I only listen to Abba when I want to fuck a stripper." -- Jeff37923

"Government is the only entity that relies on its failures to justify the expansion of its powers." -- David Freiheit (Viva Frei)

This Guy

#88
April 30, 2021, 04:48:30 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 30, 2021, 04:47:35 PM
Quote from: This Guy on April 30, 2021, 04:43:34 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 30, 2021, 04:42:26 PM
Quote from: This Guy on April 30, 2021, 04:33:41 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 30, 2021, 04:32:07 PM
Quote from: Rhedyn on April 30, 2021, 04:17:01 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 30, 2021, 04:12:33 PM

...and you wonder why people are saying 'No' to your idea of social credit? ???

Jesus Christ, dude, you are fucking scary...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XtAHOepH94

huh ???

You must have me confused with someone who actually cares whether you are alive or dead.

I don't really give a fuck either way, I was just making an observation...

None of us care about any of us, what's the issue? What, you gonna tell me the other fags on this board are actually meaningful to you?

Well, I can't speak to anyone's sexual orientation, but other than that there are some people here who are meaningful to me.  Why would I hang out here if that wasn't the case?

Weird

No shit?  I grew up as a gamer in the 70s and 80s.

Calling me weird is like saying water is wet.

glad you agree its weird
I don\'t want to play with you.

Omega

#89
April 30, 2021, 04:57:10 PM
Quote from: Shrieking Banshee on April 28, 2021, 08:56:32 PM
Quote from: Shasarak on April 28, 2021, 08:54:07 PM
If money is phased out in TNG then how come the Command staff spend so much time playing Poker?
Because its fun. They don't play for money there. At most for dares ir the like.

Probably just playing to be playing. Like chess.
Possibly playing for credits. We know the stuff is traded for services. Or for chores. like "I bet 2 hours of my holodeck time." This is how it was sometimes done in other SF shows like Space:1999 for example.
But they could be playing for pretend money. The old poker chips as coins approach.

All of which is more interesting than this, whatever the hell it is.
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