Wanting and Shoulding

Day 2,424, 18:32 • Published in Ireland Ireland • by General Levy

This might just be a game,but people take it damn serious!

To be fair,it simulates serious subjects😛olitics,war,economics and it has its social media side too.
It allows us to take a stance,make a difference,and virtually,literally,change 'the world'.
We can take our real world values and opinions on the subjects,and then express those ideas in the game,to and with an audience that is equally passionate and interested in the subjects dealt with in the game.

So we take our political ideals and opinions to the game,but what about our morals,and our duties.

Since this is a game, it must have rules!
And it is our 'real' duty as people,to fully obey the rules,and to show each other the same degree of respect that we show to people in person.
But I think thats it for real duties!
Our in game duties,are arguably non-existent.
Any in game duties are only there because we agree to play.If we choose not to play,the duties are gone, we are free to play or not,so we are free of those duties,making them insignificant. (Thats how I see it anyway)

Now,should we be morally conscious in eRepublik?
I think either side has a case,but first we would need to determine if we can even apply our morals in the game!

On the one hand you could say "no,its a game,even if you do something bad,its not real,so the consequences arn't real,so it's not really bad".
Then,on the other hand,we,as people,are all 'really playing' the game,so we have real responsibilities.
If we can be morally right and wrong in the game,it changes a whole lot of what we should be doing.
The game,in some cases forces us to think a certain way about issues that in real life are far from black and white.
War is the main one!
War is morally sound in the game,and the game mechanics dictate that.
It is how we progress in the game,and we are rewarded for fighting.
It's also something that,I'm fairly sure most of us 'want' to do as well.
There are no real deaths to worry about,so a lot of the ethical side of war is not a problem.


Another thing is fun,the fuel that drives us.

The lack of real consequences allows us to be far more selfish which makes things fun.
Change and controversy can be fun,even if we don't like the outcome.
It is a game we are playing!
Its single purpose is to allow us to have fun and socialise,even if we take it dead seriously.
So can doing something 'bad' in the game,that would clearly be wrong in the real world and in game world be considered a 'good' thing,if it is in the name of fun.
That is,does fun trump the in game progress,ignoring morels possibly,provided we don't ignore our duty,of keeping within the rules.


I would say that eIreland lacks some variety in its political parties ideals,in terms of what could lead to potential fun,considering there is so much inner conflict.
I'm not suggesting getting a dictatorship going,but after looking into it,most people seem to play things relatively the same way.
Which could be a good thing if we all wanted it to be.

The way the game should be played is selfishly,but selfishly as an enation,not as individuals,by doing what we want to do.
Except it seems,for that to work most efficiently,the enation needs to work as a single unified group.
It's such a pity that this,for now,can not really be said for eIreland, especially since most of our ideals are so close to each other.
We all have the same real life objective when playing the game(to have fun), and I would hope we all have the same in game objective(to enhance eIreland as much as possible), but as far as I can tell,some past arguments and personal grudges are holding us back.

As a new citizen, I have heard about eIrelands success in the past,and while we might be on the rise,I can't help but feel that some forgiving and forgetting might speed things up.

I hope this wasn't too boring,
I'm not sure what anyone could get out of this,so I apologise for wasting your time.
And also,if there is any completely naive opinions,I am sorry.(Im still new,so give us a chance)
I guess,I wrote this because it was fun for me!
It was selfish,my enjoyment😛ossibly wasting your time.
But as far as I'm concerned it's the right way to go about things!

Peace and Love to all,
Stay lucky.

Levy