A grim future for eUK
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by Bob Boblo
Many citizens will consider the Atlantis v Peace war currently engaging in France to be the most enjoyable time on erepublik since they joined. As we speak, there will be citizens who have reached the moment where they are hooked on eRepublik like a helpless cod. The next generation of supersoldiers will be moulded. The lastest political visionaries will be born. Shrewd businessman will be spurred on by a war economy lining the pockets moreso than any market conditions they have seen before.
But this will not be a highpoint for the UK, it will be a swansong.
Politically, sheep voting has engulfed the electoral scene beyond repair. If we have not already reached that point, we are getting ever closer to the inevitable day when elections are truly decided by an elite group on the forums. Elections will be decided by endorsments rather than popular support. I predict the current political scene will remain, with a constant of 3 main parties, and each election day will be decided whichever combination of endorsments are made. These 3 parties will change. Every once and a while, falls from grace will leave a gap for a small party to rise, but democracy will not be slavaged from degration.
Economically, monopolies will have control. The will of course be innumerable small businesses but these will go nowhere fast, and nowhere near fast enough to stop monopolisation from engulfing each and every market. We may well be able to watch battles between differen large monopolies, but in essence only a select few will ever get be part of this economic game.
And I don't forsee thw military side of the game eluding this decline either. As it is, two alliances dominate, but cracks are quite visible. In my opinion the tussles of Antlantis and Peace will lead to one of two outcomes. One alliance will slowly engulf the over and for a long period of time there will be nothing but small minor wars. The other outcome I envisage is that the financial strain of wat will become too great, and the two alliances will retreat into caution, and every few months, we will get to see a short blast of war but it won't last long.
The common theme in all of these is a strong group ot establishment forming, and using its position in this, the early stages of the game, to form an inherant strength. Naturally, although it will undoubtedly take an intolerable amount of time, these will crumble, and for a period time, probably brief, the citizens of eUK will experience what he have been hooked on all this time. Very few of us will be around to witness this however.
The aspect of erepublik that binds the game together into the sad addiction of us no-lifers is without doubt the community. This is the reason we play this game, not profit, presidency or precocious soldiers. But even this is not capable of averting the great decline. As the forum population grows personal opinion will be become group opinon. And group opinion will become party line. Worse, is the inevitable increase in trolling. More people means more trolls. The future of the forums is regular charged flame wars.
So to those who will be playing erepublik in 6 months, 12 months or even 18 months time. Enjoy the game. Its great. In the meantime, Those who made your country what it is will have quit the game or at very best be marauding around the smallest countries looking for a taste of the good old days.
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That is indeed very grim...
I think this is very pessimistic.
Grim, but quite accurate which is why it's such a sobering article.
Overly pessimistic.
Maybe a tad pessimistic but on the politics front I think it is very correct.
Voting and los of political talent i blame it on.
Now we know what is wrong we can form a plan to improve the situation.
Also I like aNtlantis sound a lot better than Atlantis
Hhhmm, i disagree on the political front, when you consider the current surge of the MDU for example. I think its just renewal of the political system taking place.
I'm new (within a week) but I doubt join things when they're on the verge of sinking. I may not understand the political structure, the company map or who is "Mr. Big" in there parts; but if it comes to a point in which the "elite" of us, the ones with constant Forum time, can do as they please and put the rest of us up for sale then something will need to be done. I'm not alone there will be others who don't want that and eventually, when enough crawl from out the woodwork we'll be on a better track. A more diplomatic and understanding eUK
I can only speak for myself: regarding party politics I don't give a hoot if my friends stand and are in another party I shall back them. Friends before party!
Of course you looking at this as a bad change. Why do we always think democracy is the answer all the time. Its like saying I put petrol in a petrol car and it works. I then put petrol in a diesel and expect that to work, and which of course we know won't. There must be a slim chance that the people with the most power will do the right things. our Prime Minister for example seems like a very capable player. But you also forget this is a GAME. And one point of a game like this is to come out on top. Now you can asorm that people will do anything to do this, and some people will, but it is a demoracy were we can vote people in or out. The only political power there is, is support. Politics then supports the econamy. If we want a change don't work, starve your selves, go on a hunger stike. Who wouldn't take notice to a nation wide hunger strike. And yet also don't forget that this sort of game sometimes has to get worse to get better.
Although you do write goood articles.
Intriguing discussion; I am an eternal optimist, so choose to see the glass as half full. However, your dystopian vision of eUK is one we must work hard to ensure does not come to pass. There are many answers to these questions, and I am confident that a community such as ours can come together to figure them out!
Chin up!