Proverbial "God Complex"Follow

I wonder if SE ever looks at all the BS that people to do each other in the game and wonders if they should "end it all". Of course, in this case, unlike the real world, the creator of the game can't stop the crappy stuff from happening simply by wiping out "the world", it would transpose itself into another game (ie WoW, not that it doesn't already happen there... I'm sure it does, would just be more people doing it in WoW than before). In any case, just posted this as food for thought.

Some rogue GM could gain access to their billing address and go around kicking some 14 year olds ***** much like the ending of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. :O

Anyway... The internet will lead to the demise of social interaction as we know it.

I think it is wrong to assume globalization is a good thing. Ok... First off, I am not one of those people that will go to do those socialist protests and start chaos in Seattle and Hong Kong streets during WTO meeting.

If anything, enhanced communication and globalization has also increased noise to our brains and human conflict. There are more unproven rumors, more arguments.

The world may have been more advanced. We may know more, and we may eat better. But has our spiritual life gotten better? Are we happier now than the past? Or does being well informed and richer necessary make us happier?

I think I can show a red neck that works for a country side auto shop may actually a happier life than a 9-6 salary man in center of the Big Apple. Sometimes it is better to have less thing to worry. People even threatened to burn people at stake for arguing about the Earth roundness or Earth goes around the Sun.

The above is actually presented who study the sciences. If anything, I have learned that human behavior evolution has not been on par with human knowledge and productivity.

I don't think S-E really cares what we do to each other, to get back to the OP's topic. Oh I'm sure an occasional GM wishes he could just whip out the bamstick when (s)he hears way too many complaints about camp stealing and the like; but I'm virtually positive S-E looks at this purely from a business standpoint. In other words, is a behavior bad enough to drive off enough subscribers that they begin to care? If not, it's allowed to continue; if so, S-E does something about it. Simple as that.

I have a lot of thoughts on what positives and negatives globalization can present to us, but I think this would turn into a small novel if I got into all of them :P

I will say two things however; first, globalization is very likely to happen whether good or bad. There's no denying it's the path the world is on, and will very likely continue down.

Second, Ama brought up a scenario (and quite a plausible one) of a redneck being happier than a 9-6 worker being in the middle of NYC. I feel it is valuable to remember, however, that evolution arguably requires we be challenged. History has taught us through endless examples that those who 'rest on their laurels' or cease to challenge themselves fail to evolve, adapt, and succeed. The city worker is arguably far more challenged than the redneck to adapt.

Not to say that globalization is for sure a good thing; evolution in the wrong direction will have results just as horrendous as no evolution at all. I was merely seeking to make the point that just because a relatively limited life brings us happiness does not mean it is, in fact, the lifestyle our civilization should pursue. There must be enrichment, whether happiness comes with it or not.

I work 10am-6pm =( Those 9-5 people get all the god complex's!

I think there is another way to say what I really have in mind, I really do not think globzlization is good for evolution. The biggest fallacy of human evolution and development is again human spiritually and ethics never matches up to development in knowledge. And I precieve that is the biggest threat to human future. At least back in Roman Empire, someone just got stabbed a spear. If Bush, Putin, or Hu Jintao suddenly go enraged mode (whether they are crazy enough already is another issue:P), they can kill 1/3 of the population on Earth in matter of minutes. Human impact to nature is also completely unprecedented, and that is all fueled by unethical and unsustainable use of technology. A simple country redneck probably would care less about what are the latest advancement in nuclear arms or pollution control, and himself unlikely would be the person to abuse technology (well let set aside about the emission of his 1970s Buick :P) But a NYC stock broker will probably obessed and concern only profit and efficieny above all, and forget that sustainable use technology of the companies which he help his client buys/sell is just as important.



I think a lot of people still do not understand the true danger of globalization isnt globalization itself. The danger is within the human mind. So globalization can be perfect, but it is imperfect because of how humans are doing it.

It does not God, Jesus, or Allah to go divine mode, but the bible is right, the biggest danger to humans are humans themselves. Nearly all religion (or whatever divine theory you believe) ethics is all about rise about your own self for spiritual and ethical development.

God complex is bad thinking we are superman that we can change anything the way we want.

Just like in Vana'diel, people think they can do whatever they want.

"I want to get the ridill, use t3h botz in DA!"
"I want to have that HQ blah blah, click I-G-E ftw!"
All they are doing is killing Vana'diel.

It does not matter if GM goes god mode, we need to rise above ourselves for the greater good :3

What people are doing in Vana'diel is there any worse than RL :3 ?


Edited, Sep 18th 2007 10:56am by scchan

Just thought i'd point out that someone said Bush, Putin, et al can wipe out the 1/3 of the human population in minutes. Your facts are off, you may want to look into what America alone has for nuclear aresenal... it's sadly far scarier.

First off, my apologies to Dirtyal, ridiculing a self-described redneck was not my intent. I was using the dictionary definition which is an uneducated and rural laborer; it was merely for the purpose of argument. Clearly since you went to college, you don't fall into this designation anyway. Choosing a lifestyle is entirely different than never knowing anything else.

And second, in response to Ama, I was quite careful to point out that I was not arguing globalization was a good thing, nor the proper evolutionary direction. Personally I agree with you; I think we need far more advancement morally at the moment than we have been getting. However, again, we need influences and enrichment in order to accomplish said evolution.

Simply having a happy lifestyle is not enough if we must be ignorant to obtain it. A stereotypical redneck will not further human evolution at all, scientifically or morally, because of the lack of complex and challenging influences forcing them to adapt. They might be happy as a clam, but we must have the enrichment as well.

Edited, Sep 18th 2007 6:45pm by VhailorEmp

Just thought I ought point out the logical fallacy that college means you are more intelligent. Intelligence is not quantifiable, so schooling, while necessary for a lot of careers, is kind of an oxymoron in a sense. While it does provide you more education, what makes one intelligent is not necessarily what he knows, it's how well he can apply the knowledge practically. There are many people throughout human history that prove this argument, people we consider wise and/or intelligent despite their lack of formal education.

That being said, base knowledge can go a long ways toward making an individual intelligent or wise by giving him the tools he needs to be able to apply his thoughts practically.