Jeremy wrote:
] The site goes live on January 14. Are you in?

Probably not. It seems far too political to be of use. If it was a free for all simulation, with the best designs winning, base on some desired outcomes (like peace, or a certain base standard of living), it would be interesting. But it isn't. Its pre-primed with a political agenda. Four radical rules are provided which every model must obey. They are searching for a system which obeys their rules and still manages to work. At the end they'll uphold it as proof that their rules are right. These rules are an unusual mix of thought from the left and the libertarians. (Absolute free trade, but the state owns all the land. This almost seems an oxymoron.) It might almost be interesting, but these ideas are not defended with the cool calculations of a sociologist but with the fire of an activist. Words like "in contradiction with liberal democratic sloganeering" seem to boil with hate, to say nothing of how complex questions about life insurance and stock ownership factor into their simple notion of a 100% estate tax. Basically, I'm not sold.

RE: agoraXchange