Ack!!!! How amazing that watching the Starbucks line from my tiny apartment could inspire such a thoughtful game. I would love to see it finished, and insist on helping beta test.
I love that that the game models the mutually supportive role of writers. It's true that, in the bookstore, authors compete for the best shelf space. But in all other respects, being a writer means being part of a community of writers. Successful writers support each other.
So true! I don’t know how it works in most places, but the writers I’ve worked with in the past year are very dedicated to mutual support. I include you in that list!
I was just sitting here while my wife tries to access the free bus pass that comes with her Ticketmaster tickets and I had another thought about anti-Capitalism. Adam Smith, the so-called “father of Capitalism” wrote about dangers to Capitalism that come from within—including the tendency of capitalists to try and form monopolies. Smith wrote about how choice and competition are central to a healthy Capitalist economy. So, it occurs to me that games like the 1830, which invite the players to manipulate Capitalist rules to their own end, are also anti-Capitalist. Not in the same way as I’m talking about, but in the way of using Capitalist rules assumptions to take the game to very un-Capitalistic place.
Ack!!!! How amazing that watching the Starbucks line from my tiny apartment could inspire such a thoughtful game. I would love to see it finished, and insist on helping beta test.
I love that that the game models the mutually supportive role of writers. It's true that, in the bookstore, authors compete for the best shelf space. But in all other respects, being a writer means being part of a community of writers. Successful writers support each other.
So true! I don’t know how it works in most places, but the writers I’ve worked with in the past year are very dedicated to mutual support. I include you in that list!
I was just sitting here while my wife tries to access the free bus pass that comes with her Ticketmaster tickets and I had another thought about anti-Capitalism. Adam Smith, the so-called “father of Capitalism” wrote about dangers to Capitalism that come from within—including the tendency of capitalists to try and form monopolies. Smith wrote about how choice and competition are central to a healthy Capitalist economy. So, it occurs to me that games like the 1830, which invite the players to manipulate Capitalist rules to their own end, are also anti-Capitalist. Not in the same way as I’m talking about, but in the way of using Capitalist rules assumptions to take the game to very un-Capitalistic place.