social systems

GCU Tense Correc... @tensecorrection all this has been war gamed at s c a l e in online games while I accept possibility of s c a l e-level golden paths the bulk of the search space is grim and inhuman [Image: a 4x4 grid/meme matrix titled with axes: "playstyle constraint (0=freedom, 1=fixed meta)" and "surveillance (0=arbitrary comms possible, 1=panopticon enforcement)" across the top; "cognitive complexity (0=system 1 focused, 1=mandatory system 2 integration)" and "social outcome (0=pacification, 1=ultraviolence)" down the side. Sixteen cells, each an image/meme labeled with a dark satirical caption about online-game culture outcomes, e.g. "chinese rootkit pre-positioning," "healslut pet uplift but in wrong direction," "universal basic PC bang/cabin caliphate," "bugman globohomohive," "AI rule34 terminal TFR collapse," "cyber-mujahedeen pressure cooker," "global south pride world wide," "cutting edge sanctioned hate speech research," "player-driven law of the jungle," "learned apathy," "developer-driven rule of law," "hyperselective transhuman ascension kit," "rule34 goonpocalypse," "low trust env stealth assassin dominance," "Land of Beasts," "low ping master race hyperlocalization."] Aidan McLaughlin @aidan_mclau · 20h Replying to @aidan_mclau nobody wants to feel disempowered. addiction is a local minima fixable with better tech. we solved alcohol addiction with education. we solved obesity with glp1. over time, we get ... [cut off]