Re: [spoon-discuss] Fwd: RE: [Thermo] Proposals File

[Daniel Lepage <dplepage@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday, April 18, 2003, at 09:24  PM, Craig wrote:

> > > > > > say, rules). And you have to destroy and create at the same time; 
> > > > > > no
> > > > > > destroying and then creating in two props.
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes, but that means we have something to offer them: storage space.
> :)
> > > > > Things in their game get randomly destroyed if nothing else 
> > > > > happens.
> > > > > So
> > > >
> > > > if
> > > >
> > > > > they wanted to safeguard something, they could store it 
> > > > > here...where
> at
> > > > > least things aren't destroyed by the same circumstances...
>
> Remember that such destruction will be very rare. One Thing per week. 
> April
> has seen a lot of activity (over 100 messages already), and in the 
> first
> week when it was possible, quite a few proposals have already passed. 
> So we
> don't need a lot of storage space. I am in favor of this because of 
> what I
> think it offers to both Nomics: The same coolness that InterNomic 
> would have
> had if it had succeeded.

What you or we need it for is, IMHO, not important. Many of the most 
interesting things in many Nomics I've seem came about without any 
specific goal beyond being interesting; spiffy things like renting 
Storage Space and whatnot will arise by themselves once the system is 
place.

BTW, what happens to your storage space if you start importing stuff 
from us? Of course, in a closed thermodynamic system, energy and matter 
will neither be created nor destroyed (at least, not for long and not 
in large amounts...), but if you open the system, well, things can get 
strange.

> > > > Ooh, I like. But - what do they have to offer us? :P
> > >
> > > -It begins with a "M" and rhymes with "Oney."-
>
> > Right. Forgot for a second there. :P
>
> Remember that Coins will be a valuable comodity. We don't want to lose 
> too
> many Things. Also remember that it will be rare for new ones to be 
> created.
> They are primarily going to be something you spend to let your 
> proposals be
> bigger, at first. Eventually our economy will complexify (I hope) to 
> the
> point where we will have something to offer, but for now I think it's
> primarily coolness. And, at heart, coolness is the only reason to play
> Nomic. Or any other game.

Aptly put.

--
Wonko

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