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Even if the warring factions agreed that the outcome of the E-sport competition would be binding… do we really want major conflicts to be determined by whoever
by whythre 3y ago
Even if the warring factions agreed that the outcome of the E-sport competition would be binding… do we really want major conflicts to be determined by whoever is best at Counterstrike? That doesn’t sound ideal.
- CableNinja 3y agoOOOOO you just got 360 noscoped at the end, bow to me, your country is now mine!
- didox 3y agoSounds better than finding peace in mutual destruction given we live in a mad world. Given we don't know anything about nuclear escalation; we don't know what the escalation dynamics looks like with nukes. Whilst we do know what might escalate from a fight in a virtual game. Modern era solution to conflict is freezing the war. Awaiting for another day to come in order for someone to reheat the ice. Whilst transfering this tension energy to a digital dynamic might completely shape a new narrative to our human nature; rather to a skill competitive one. This is assuming that some international concensus can be found between young-adults on the web. Look even at the internet itself; a communication hub that arised from global tensions. ARPANET...