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Playing ‘Civilization 7’ Is Like Being a Ruthless Corporate Consultant

Let’s talk about the tech world’s relationship with video games

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azam khan 5 months ago

It's interesting you say that even if DOGE messes up that Elon will still be rich. Well, what about our bureaucrats and politicians who made the choice to invade Iraq - they had no skin in the game either, and lost nothing.

I think the bet on the 'powerful' is that they have motives that are perhaps more in alignment with an outcome due to their legacy (or illicit monetary gains from associations with the government) vs government workers who have no upside or downside of any kind. Which bet is better?

Corey Pudhorodsky 5 months ago

I was just talking with my family about this earlier today before seeing this essay! My parents were trying to understand Elon Musk's mentality and I was explaining that his world view is that he needs to "win the game" in order to get to the state of the world that he believes is the ideal one.
It's unfortunate that the win is being perceived as a zero-sum game vs one that can be collaborative and mutually beneficial.