Re: What's wrong with Olympia today (long)

From: gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)

Date: Tue, 19 May 1992 13:55:54 +0000

In article <1992May19.043520.25096@aero.org> srt@aero.org (Scott "TCB" Turner) writes:

>Let's face it, "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer" is an
>accurate reflection of how the world works.  The more realistic and
>detailed Olympia becomes, the more this will be true.  And if you think
>that you don't want this in Olympia, it's because you aren't thinking
>very hard about it.

Thanks for the insult, Scott. I've thought very hard about open-ended
PBM design since I started playing them 10 years ago. If something I
say is totally bizarre, odds are we aren't communicating, not that I'm
not thinking. I give you the benefit of the doubt, so please give it
to me.

>What does "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer" mean, anyway?

What *I* mean by the phrase is "the richer you are, the easier it is
to earn money."

New players start poor. This situation means that new players will
never be able to become rich.

I am not saying that we should equalize everyone's income. I am
advocating building in some diseconomies of scale so that it will
always be possible for a smart new player to become successful. Like
you, for example.

References

Re: What's wrong with Olympia today (long)
srt@aero.org (Scott "TCB" Turner)
Tue, 19 May 1992 04:35:20 +0000
What's wrong with Olympia today (long)
dennis@tellabs.com (Dennis Faherty)
Mon, 18 May 1992 22:36:18 +0000
Re: What's wrong with Olympia today (long)
gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
Tue, 19 May 1992 01:08:16 +0000

Referenced By

Re: What's wrong with Olympia today (long)
srt@aero.org (Scott "TCB" Turner)
Tue, 19 May 1992 04:35:20 +0000
What's wrong with Olympia today (long)
dennis@tellabs.com (Dennis Faherty)
Mon, 18 May 1992 22:36:18 +0000
Re: What's wrong with Olympia today (long)
gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
Tue, 19 May 1992 01:08:16 +0000