Is it wrong of me to admit that I keep thinking that the current branch of terrorists are "doing it wrong™"? I can come up with an infinite number of greater plans than blow oneself up, do very little real damage. For example, ever hear of the Channel Tunnel?
Is it wrong of me to admit that I keep thinking that the current branch of terrorists are "doing it wrong™"? I can come up with an infinite number of greater plans than blow oneself up, do very little real damage. For example, ever hear of the Channel Tunnel?
yeah I like playing both sides, i have elaborate schemes in my head on how to defeat each other
What is the channel Tunnel?
Has anyone else considered mass psychological experimentation?
I was thinking about the nature of motivation, competitiveness, and how people can be driven to extreme lengths if they perceive their actions socially acceptable under the proviso that it's all part of a game. Perhaps if someone cleverly designed a large scale LARPG that gradually pitted people against each other as more and more people get "eliminated" for failing to "defeat" the other player. Have an initial sign-up fee for individual players which is advertised as the prize for final player in this compedative-tasks-tournemnet and already the potential to make people go beyond they're normally accepted limits is clearly apparent.
The tasks will start out simply enough, e.g. "be the first to photograph your opponent"
then, next round, something harder, e.g. "discover your opponent's game ID"
next round, harder still, e.g. "retrieve your opponents proof-of-entry letter"
next round, it gets serious, e.g. "convince your opponent to willingly submit"
And so forth, perhaps just using this last task, and so with each passing level the players become more determined, more willing to bend rules, break minor laws, harass people, etc.
With 200-300 people there will be many rounds, and just how far will people go for the prize money and the perceived glory of having won such a tournament?
Bad Coggy! Don't think such thoughts!
I'd offer the hypothesis that there may be at least a few people willing to gather a multiple number of ID's in order to lower the potential number of competitors.
I feel sad and extremely disturbed that many of you guys agree and tolerate his views...
Has anyone else considered mass psychological experimentation?
I was thinking about the nature of motivation, competitiveness, and how people can be driven to extreme lengths if they perceive their actions socially acceptable under the proviso that it's all part of a game. Perhaps if someone cleverly designed a large scale LARPG that gradually pitted people against each other as more and more people get "eliminated" for failing to "defeat" the other player. Have an initial sign-up fee for individual players which is advertised as the prize for final player in this compedative-tasks-tournemnet and already the potential to make people go beyond they're normally accepted limits is clearly apparent.
The tasks will start out simply enough, e.g. "be the first to photograph your opponent"
then, next round, something harder, e.g. "discover your opponent's game ID"
next round, harder still, e.g. "retrieve your opponents proof-of-entry letter"
next round, it gets serious, e.g. "convince your opponent to willingly submit"
And so forth, perhaps just using this last task, and so with each passing level the players become more determined, more willing to bend rules, break minor laws, harass people, etc.
With 200-300 people there will be many rounds, and just how far will people go for the prize money and the perceived glory of having won such a tournament?
Bad Coggy! Don't think such thoughts!
In my most paranoid moments, I think this whole "western civilization" deal with its wars and economic crisis is a massive psychological experiment run by a cabal of mysteriously powerful individuals or a mischievous deity.
You can name any 'civilization' or society that was not based on wars and economic pressures ?
Claverhouse![]()
Don't worry, they'll all be dead soon enough. Killing is just for those incapable of actually humiliating people. The look on the face of a humiliated stupid person is far more precious than a dead body.
And who else would like to see Toad vs. INIFENIS...? I say duke it out! We can all make bets or something.