The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune
Tyler Bubblar
This is an aerial shot of what was once a vibrant neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan. As you can see it's abandoned, ruined, and large sections have been leveled. Unfortunately this is not an isolated occurrence in what was once the 4th largest city in the United States.
Over the last 60 years the population of Detroit has dropped by more than 1.1 million people. This mass exodus has been driven by a variety of social, economic, and political factors. Entire neighborhoods now lay abandoned. Schools, hospitals, libraries, theatres, police stations, and homes more than 100 years old are rapidly falling into ruin. The beautiful architecture of these magnificent structures only adds to the tragedy. You might ask what Detroit has to do with the eUSA and/or the presidential campaign.
Determining what the active population of a country actually is poses some difficulty. The best way to see the true population of the eUSA is to look at elections. The Country President election of May 2013 was the first one after I returned to eRepublik. I juxtaposed it with our most recent Country President election. The findings are rather alarming (unsurprising though), the voting population has dropped by more than 2/3 in 15 months. Some of the decline is a result of breaking the Ajay insurgency. Hundreds of PTO combatants went home and multis have been banned or allowed to die. That only accounts for a portion of the decline though. Much of the rest occurred during last summer's season of wipe. However the downward trend has been an ongoing process for quite some time. The wipe just accelerated the drainage.
In spite of our enviable geopolitical position in game, we're not really a first tier nation anymore. We are at the front of the second tier, and we still have a lot of clout, but we're not what we were. So what do we do eAmerica? Do we suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune and go quietly into the night? Or do we take arms against a sea of troubles,and by opposing end them? There is no silver bullet to slay what ails this game. It at times seems painfully obvious that folks at the eRepublik Labs are more interested in draining every last drop of blood from their dying cash cow than to invest in strengthening and growing the game. There is only so much that we can do to overcome Plato and his flawed business model. However, that doesn't mean we should just abandon ship.
eRepublik, for all of its flaws has much that is good about it. Otherwise we would all have been long gone. We still have communities that are clinging together in the parties, MUs, and in the nation. IRC is not as full or active as it once was , but it's still there with people who log in faithfully on a near daily basis. The media module isn't what it was, but the quality articles that are published are in a way that much easier to find. The community is still here begging for fresh blood and more participants. Over this and the next several articles I will unveil my plan to try to change our trajectory.
Transparency. Outreach. Inclusiveness. Opportunity.
Those are the four aspects of a Tyler Bubblar administration that I am going to ask my cabinet to focus on. Let's fire away on them.
Transparency: I have been impressed with the results of the Daily Press releases and I will be keeping them around and I will be publishing regular updates from my own paper. In addition to this I will ask my various Departments to publish routinely as well. I will not promise public PDB as it defeats the purpose of having a PDB, but we will keep you informed.
Outreach: As I have said there is so much that is great about the eUSA. Some of it is obvious. Other aspects need a little more advertising. We will shine a light on programs and players that go above and beyond like never seen before. I will routinely message the Party Presidents asking for the names of promising players that would benefit from work at the National level.
Inclusiveness: Once upon a time the Party Presidents of the loyal top 5 were given access to PDB and #whitehouse. That tradition will be returning. Over the last several months a lot of inroads have been made in terms of forging closer ties between the PMUs and the executive. This will absolutely remain a priority.
Opportunity: Heavy emphasis will be placed on staffing up the Departments. I will be adding a new Department. There will be new and expanded programs in the existing Departments. I will ask each of my Department Heads to hire a Deputy with the intent in training that individual to be able to run that department. If you are interested in working for the executive please fill out this form (http://tinyurl.com/TB4CPadmin), a place will be found for willing hands.
Time and experience have taught me that it's impossible to please everyone in this game. We have a community with diverse expectations, interests, and style of play. I went to Staples the other day and they were fresh out of the easy buttons of the magical variety. However sustained hard work paired with a positive attitude can accomplish much in this eWorld. It won't be easy but it will be worth it.
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The game is dying and there is nothing ANY candidate can do about it.
Bu t candidates CAN make sure the few of us remaining can have fun.
TB4CP!
TB or not TB?
That is the question, whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them?
Josh Frost didn't write this one, it was probably Melissa Rose, right?
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are you kidding. I write like crap haha
OK, the it was Frost. And I have posted it before - TB is not saying anything; sure is not denying it.
How about claiming he did write it by himself?
1/10 is at least something. Your comment is 0/10 worth.
I totally wrote this. In fact I write every candidates articles. I have been defacto president/emperor since I left office in October.
No, not everyone's, only for the Fed candidates. Your friend Pfeiffer is ghostwriting for all the others LMAO
TB4CP
If you become Potus I will honestly have to rethink playing this game. I will really have to think about it long and hard.
Anything that removes your offensive stain from this game is worth attempting.
You are alone in this sir.
I'm from Detroit.
Voted Anyways.
People are also from Somalia. Doesn't change the fact that things aren't going well there.
Do you think imagine that we can repair eRepublik or Somalia?
Even if you could; Don't you think you should try something new?
What we have tried, didn't work.
What's worse; It's locked up in bureaucracy and grandfathered in.
http://www.erepublik.com/us/article/yeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaw-vol-2-young-journalist-2437400/1/20
While votes may change, one thing stays the same. Ajay still can't get a CP term.
TB4CP!
TB or not TB? Of course I am going to get TB!
You had me at Hamlet.
This is quality. Voted and ready to vote again!
That article just won my vote.
To vote, or not to vote. That isn't even a question.
TB is the kind of disease this country needs right now
GoTJ4PotUS!
Oops! Wrong article
Transparency. Outreach. Inclusiveness. Opportunity.
Political floscules - are you playing a game or running a company?
So your critique is that I've got a plan? Seems legit.
You just want to have control over the community, regulate & prescribe what one should do. I don't see a plan anywhere. And opening even more useless "departments" won't help you save this game. The game, the community need a new paradigm which you are obviously not able to
You are just same old - same old, playing the game as the elitists have always played. Therefor so many people have left the game & are still leaving - because you and them only care about yourself. The way not even you are having fun; you are incapable to realize that people are not "dumb" and that they do not need someone "ruling" over them, convincing them what is "right". You simply have no vision - you play a boring game & you are doing it crappy. For f$%#s sake, just look at all those silly titles you have accumulated over the last few years - do they mean anything? Why so?
And please, if you want to address any of these point I've made, think first & don't get personal, write an answer with at least a little bit substance, substance your platform is lacking!!!
What's your alternative? You don't like what I have to offer? Okay. You're quick to poke holes and critique the work of others. Yet rarely do I see you present an alternative. My plan is to provide players to get involved in and take ownership of their Executive government. I did this in the Feds it worked. I believe it will work at the National level.
Sure it works for those that think the same like YOU, have the same opinion. Would you include those that gives honest criticism? Or has different viewpoints? Hardly!
It's just: same old - same ol😛 gathering arround "followers" that do what their told, numerous of "yessirs"!. The tragic: the orders don't even come from you, because you're just a pawn in a bigger game, being played & doesn't even get it!!
someone's got a crush on me, eh?
Get
"crushing" you has helped make my eCareer. DHS 5 times
Cool story. That and 50 cents gets you on the subway
Go back to the basement... You belong there.
At least you can format now.
Thank you?
Or someone did format for him??
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That's the best you can do?? Poor performance in deed!!
"That's the best you can do?? Poor performance in deed!!" You hear that one a lot don't you?
OK, here it comes:
DID YOU WRITE ALL YOUR CAMPAIGN ARTICLES BY YOURSELF? BECAUSE THE ARE NOT YOUR STYLE!
(And I'm not yelling, capslock just for greater emphasis!!)
Is this another conspiracy theory? Tyler doesn't write his own articles? Or is it possible that I heeded the criticism of my last run and have better thought out my campaign articles? Even my harshest critics in this game have never accused me of being a lazy charlatan. This coming from someone I consider a friend is somewhat harsh.
These are unequivocally my articles. My writing, my design and my pictures that I picked out and in the instance of the votes comparison that I formatted. I have ignored your insinuations because I considered them baseless and insulting. Going forward I will ignore any further accusations.
If that is so, then you have developed extraordinary writing skills. made a huge progress in design & formatting and I applaud you for that.
comment pls
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/missions-vs-friends-2437950/1/20