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The year’s smartest game asks: Is civil democracy just a fantasy? (gifted link)

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  1. Carrow
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    Playing after election day and hearing the "Time marches on, and the age of a new king draws nearer" hit different. Funny how apt coincidental releases can be. I find it odd the article didn't...

    Playing after election day and hearing the "Time marches on, and the age of a new king draws nearer" hit different. Funny how apt coincidental releases can be.

    I find it odd the article didn't mention Utopia by Thomas More as an inspiration, though maybe that's more suited for a different type of analysis. If you've played, it's interesting to review the Wikipedia article for the second part and compare/contrast to what is in the game world.

    4 votes
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    phoenixrises
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    Am I dumb or is this article only 2 paragraphs? My archive search is yielding nothing but maybe I"m just bad at looking. I loved Metaphor Refantazio this year and would love to read the author's...

    Am I dumb or is this article only 2 paragraphs? My archive search is yielding nothing but maybe I"m just bad at looking.

    I loved Metaphor Refantazio this year and would love to read the author's thoughts!

    1 vote
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      psi
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      Rest assured, you're not dumb. It's a regular article, but the Washington Post now requires (free) accounts to access gifted articles. Here's an archive link.

      Rest assured, you're not dumb. It's a regular article, but the Washington Post now requires (free) accounts to access gifted articles. Here's an archive link.

      11 votes
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        phoenixrises
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        Very much appreciated!!! I'm guessing they need new numbers since the exodus recently, I'll read through the archive link and make another comment about my thoughts after lunch, please feel free...

        Very much appreciated!!! I'm guessing they need new numbers since the exodus recently, I'll read through the archive link and make another comment about my thoughts after lunch, please feel free to mark my original comment as noise!

        3 votes
        1. DefinitelyNotAFae
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          Fwiw it's been that way for a while. It is probably more about tracking you for advertising and trying to get you as a subscriber in the future. But you know, every little bit

          Fwiw it's been that way for a while. It is probably more about tracking you for advertising and trying to get you as a subscriber in the future.

          But you know, every little bit

          2 votes
    2. Eji1700
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      I think it's an audio/video only thing, but I'm somewhere where I can't do that so can't investigate further.

      I think it's an audio/video only thing, but I'm somewhere where I can't do that so can't investigate further.

      1 vote
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