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BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe 4 days agoValid concepts. I like to speculate on the future Utopian Socialist America, too, if we can make it happen.
Comment on It's unacceptable that people like Jeff Bezos exist.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe 4 days agoValid concepts. I like to speculate on the future Utopian Socialist America, too, if we can make it happen.
SabinStargem@lemmy.today 4 days ago
If I had the money, I would fund an EVE Online spinoff that existed to compare different socio-economic models against each other. Year 1 would have the shards separate, so that each community would develop in isolation and master their respective styles. Year 2, the shards are linked together to that each ‘galaxy’ can visit each other for trade and conquest.
The way I figure, our world is so used to feudalism and capitalism, that things like genuine socialism or communism would be ‘noobs’ when their governments spawn, and thus be killed or corrupted not long after appearing. Giving time to become equals with infrastructure and experience would be useful for evening the playing field of the experiment. Plus, we can look at each society at isolation before mixing in the complications of competing with other models.
To me, it would be preferable to study these models in a virtual environment, before trying them in the real world. Unfortunately, I have the feeling that we will have to fly by the seat of our pants and hope for the best.