More on that social gerontocracy issue, it's very similar to the monkey and ladder experiment. Newcomers trip on unwritten things are just like the new monkeys who are tripping on the error of going up the ladder. There is no clear warning for it until you run into it, and it gets frustrating to run into it repeatedly like playing I Want To Be The Guy.
It's easily solved though. Changing from an implicit culture to an explicit one (or one that much more actively turns implicit content into explicit). On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 5:32 AM, Cuddle Beam <cuddleb...@gmail.com> wrote: > This has been a problem for me too, the game is very gerontocratic. Not > rule or rights-wise, but socially, in unwritten things. > > I thought that it was only an issue for me because I throttle too hard on > weird, fringe stuff but it's disheartening to find that it's a barrier for > more people. > > Maybe I could do something (eventually). Anyway, I register. > > On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 5:17 AM, Kyle Anderson <kyescott5...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> It has become apparent that I require more time for research and >> observation before I can begin to grasp all that is going on and what I >> should be doing. Unfortunately, I don't feel as though I have the requisite >> time to play the game to it's fullest. I will, however, remain on the >> lists, and continue to ask questions in discussion if it's not too much of >> a bother. >> >> -K >> >> On Aug 23, 2017 9:10 PM, "Aris Merchant" <thoughtsoflifeandlight17@gmai >> l.com> wrote: >> >>> On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 8:08 PM, Kyle Anderson <kyescott5...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > I hereby deregister myself as a player for a minimum period of 30 >>> days, in >>> > accordance with Rule 869. >>> > >>> > -K >>> >>> I'm sorry to see you go. Could you explain why you wanted to leave? >>> >>> -Aris >>> >> >
