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People who want to breed dogs are off playing a pet-battle game where they don't have to keep stopping to eat.

Anyway, nobody needs to play OHOL in the first place.  If it's going to be more an experiment than a game, "players" are going to expect some sort of a reward.

I honestly think the vision would be best realized by a few hundred learning bots, rather than humans that insist on pesky annoyances like having fun.

Do you make up these questions, Mr. Holden?  Or do they write 'em down for you?

Maybe if you choose to stop your analysis before contemplating all the ways in which a video game may not be a very good proxy for real life, e.g., the fact that additional work in real life brings greater status, greater opportunities for procreation, etc. as well as the additional sense of accomplishment that a video game (marginally and generally falsely) provides.

Why would anyone want to work in a video game?  It's a mystery to me.

I prefer to save my mental reserves for things that do some good, and reserve games for relaxing and replenishment.

Would different corpses contribute to the yum bonus, or would all human flesh be equivalent?

Also:

I presume modern humans would be pretty nasty, but healthy hunter-gatherer types?  Probably pretty palatable.

Ehh, "don't negotiate with terrorists" and all that, but even I was considering offering her $20 if she promised to chill out.

Sure, why not?  Give a little positive reinforcement rather than just the negative reinforcement of Donkey Town.

My Popcorn still has two uses left and I'm happy to share.  It's not doing my yum bonus any favors anyway.

*adds Bowl with Corn Cob to Fire*

"OHOL attracts psychopaths because it relies on cooperation and cooperative societies are easy targets, and there aren't effective countermeasures."  It's an old story, pretty dull.

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Well, you can always hold fast, and let the players drift off in search of greener pastures, and have the game die.  I think this is fairly likely... Jason does take suggestions, but those that make the game more fun for casual players seem to go to the bottom of the pile.  In ten+ months we got what, mushrooms and facial expressions?  Versus how many changes to make things harder?

But yeah, who knows, maybe he'll have a change of heart at some point.  I'm not holding my breath.

Does this go back a lot farther?  Do people use plaster and paint?  Do they still make signs?  What about horse-taming?

I haven't played for a while so maybe things have changed, but it seems like... things never changed.