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Actually, gaming is already saving the world, and let me explain why: The big problems of the world Jane described included poverty, hunger, climate change. Th
by startuprules 17y ago
Actually, gaming is already saving the world, and let me explain why:
The big problems of the world Jane described included poverty, hunger, climate change. These are actually pretty easy to solve, but one thing always stands in the way: big, corrupt government.
So, how would we fix that using games? well, notice that the governments run on the labor/consumption of their people. Since lots of people have already 'escaped' to virtual worlds due to the addictiveness of the games and/or the economic depression occuring in real life, governments are able to steal less and less from their people, thus they have to get smaller (or print more money/hike up tax, which pressures people to withdrawal). As more people leave the 'real' world, there's no choice but for the large bloated governments to default and collapse.
- zilchzilch 17y agoHee hee! You're insane.
- startuprules 17y agoActually, the reason why online game is so popular in China is because it is one of the cheapest entertainment you can have....so you can be brainwashed and stop thinking about the fact that you're making $1/hour. (When Jane McDougal said online users are 'optimistic', I spit out my prune juice.) And notice that Zynga became real popular after september of 2008 ;)
- zilchzilch 17y agoI suspect you didn't watch the talk, where McGonigal talks about taking that placated attitude and turning it towards the real world. She doesn't deny what you're saying, though certainly she has a deeper grasp of this than you seem to. But no, I was referring to your ludicrous theory of "escaping government".
- startuprules 17y agoI don't believe it's that ludicrous. I can either work 40 hours, and get taxed 50-70% on that, or I can work 20 hours, make enough to survive, and play video games for 20 hours which I enjoy. The government loses that 20 hours tax income.
- zilchzilch 17y agoYou are an edge case and will continue to be so. Most of us actually like the real world more than we like video games.