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[-] context@hexbear.net 43 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

All simulations are ultimately constrained by their creators’ assumptions: They are self-contained universes ticking along to preprogrammed logic. They don't necessarily reflect anything fundamental about the world as it is, much less how we may want it to be.

cereal1 exactly. the map is not the territory. no simulation could possibly capture the complexity of an entire neoliberal capitalist economy and predict the long-term equilibrium outcome of such a system.

An artist named Vincent Ocasla, for instance, created a city with a stable population of 6 million. The only catch? It was a libertarian nightmare world. It had no public services—no schools, hospitals, parks, or fire stations. His dystopia had nothing but citizens and a concentrated police force populating an endless plain of one bleak city block, copied over and over.

cereal2

[-] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 13 points 4 months ago
[-] LeZero@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago

The Zodiac Killer plays Sim City

[-] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago

yea the video sure has a vibe to it

[-] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 3 points 4 months ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[-] EmoThugInMyPhase@hexbear.net 13 points 4 months ago

His dystopia had nothing but citizens and a concentrated police force populating an endless plain of one bleak city block, copied over and over.

Are we sure this isn’t gomnunism?

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