Reports from a distant mind (cheers!)
Day 1,160, 11:15
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by e-kane
The time has come for us to part. The reasons are legio, and there are positive as well as critical ones.
During my short time in the game the population shrunk from ca 900 to 400. The repeated theft of government founds, as well as ICA resources certainly contributed to this.
However, I think the most irritating factor probably was the “road rage syndrome” that seems to have taken root as a cultural aspect of life in eIreland.
There are no great mysteries to me why there are so few new people interested in politics. We scare them away. Also, many that I have spoken with has complained about the lack of transparency where they have no idea on what is going on since they are not in the “Cool active circle”.
It is tragic in many ways since I am sure the active elite does not intend to scare away people. They really tries as best as they can, but as we can see the country is doing as well in the virtual world as in the RL.
I wanted IUP to be a safe harbor for people that was not interested in being key board warriors, and perhaps are interested in a diverse society where there is room for being different, for sharing poetry (even our greatest trolls from eUK has said that was a great thing with ireland, but leading active players have asked people shove the poetry where they cannot see it)
IUP has become such a harbor. Also, it has become a party where the leadership is spread between leading members, and thus not focused on a single PP position. In IUP the time of the officers has now come. I will log in one last time to vote for an IUP candidate.
I have decided to emerge my self in online communities related to something I am RL very interested in, micro brewing (or home brewing) and distilling.
I hope you guys that will stay can sort out the bad aspects of the current culture, and I also hope you will see IUP for the ting it is: an alternative party that thrives with creativity and diversity. A party that actively tries to work against the road rage syndrome that, in my humble view, plagues eIreland and drives new players away.
See you on the election day
Until then, CHEERS!
e-Kane
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The mentioning of Road Rage.
With two Pictures related to Alcohol consumption.
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Nihilistic prophecies
Admit that the metaphor with road rage is striking when it comes to what also has been called "key board warrior syndrome".
People that is otherwise decent, suddenly loosing it, and going out in a killing spree of insults and derogative comments.
It is like the calm and normal people that turns in to something completely different as soon as they sit in their car. protected by sitting in their own bobble. Shouting insults to every one that is in their way, and criticizing their ability to drive.
there is no point in pointing fingers. it has become a sort of culture.
It is a pity since there is much that is good here also.
Yep, that is why I am refraining from IRC. And do people use emotion to compel an argument? This is why the lack of article comment emotes have broken the previous fun tag.
Is it important to have serious conversations in public? That is what you may have witnessed recently.
What a shame. Why do we need to replicate RL in here?
Dude, don't leave the game. Sure we have an aggressive community, but that's just the blood. Just solider on, if you need a break, head off to another e-country and chill out. Or head out to a country which could use some help. Plenty of options. You may find a country which is really bad, and come running back aha.
Tis a real shame when people leave, because there are two pathways in erep. Either the bad gets to you and ya leave, or the bad gets to you and you become enlightened "Meh, just a game. Lets make it fun" And I don't mean destroying everything, I mean just chilling and doing what ya need to get some fun outta it.
I understand your pain friend, best wishes elsewhere!
Seanan, I know you are well aware but read comments in his previous articles for a refresher.
The same people that criticize people for valuing members of society that spend RL wages on "a game" and acquire medals, can be the same people that dislike someone for a funny avatar.
^Gross Generalization, but you can see the basic functions from recent activity.
Anti-Roadrage, Pro-Rollingrock 😉
We'll try and promote these values through the IUP, help brighten up the place abit and have a brew ready for your return man. If you stumble across the secret to a perfect homebrew don't be afraid to share it. Take care dude.
Don't close the book on us just yet. Take a break for a couple of weeks and see how you feel. Shalom.
"Dude, don't leave the game. Sure we have an aggressive community, but that's just the blood. Just solider on, if you need a break, head off to another e-country and chill out. Or head out to a country which could use some help. Plenty of options. You may find a country which is really bad, and come running back aha."
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Consider at least w+t . And we still have great things to do as you know 🙂
I am pretty sure that he didn't mention leaving
Its probably just the beer away to his head.
To clarify, I am leaving.
I feel surprisingly sad over this now when the dice is rolled. But nevertheless, I am going to leave and put my energy in to beer and distilling communities instead.
Wish ye all all the best.
e-Kane
Aww, don't leave man. At least stay on two clicking for a while. You will regret not two clicking if you decide to come back in a month.
Best of luck no matter your final decision though.
Epic sad face
Well, if you're going distilling, at least make some poitín? 😛
Sorry to see you have chosen to leave. Twice I have come to a point where I needed a change and I have opted to move to another country. The first time I left Bolivia and arrived here in Ireland. The second was my short eVacation in New Zealand but I returned to Ireland recently. Sometimes different surroundings do wonders for attitude.
You are right about "keyboard warriors". Sometimes we do get carried away with our arguments. It is very surprising how an game can cause such intense feeling and emotions over subjects that are just either not real or an electronic creation. Best of luck no matter what you choose to do.