This could be resolved by making it be assets "controlled" by a player and have that set by an officer with some appeals process.
On 11/21/2017 03:54 PM, Reuben Staley wrote:
> My problem with having fixed assets per player per week is that that
> will cause massive accumulation of wealth on the part of inactive
> players. I believe I've mentioned this before in this thread,
> actually. I did want to give everyone the same amount of assets a
> week, but I was scared that inactive people would get a ton of wealth
> and, if they ever decided to rejoin the game, they would be much more
> wealthy than the active people, so that makes no sense.
>
> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 8:49 AM, Kerim Aydin <ke...@u.washington.edu> wrote:
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>> On Sun, 19 Nov 2017, Aris Merchant wrote:
>>> On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 4:19 PM, Reuben Staley <reuben.sta...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> 1. every player with an amount of papers less than 2 an amount of
>>>> papers so that eir paper balance is equal to 2.
>>>>
>>>> [ This makes it so that impoverished players can move a little each week
>>>> and make some proposals. ]
>>> I now present the Aris Asset Holding Contract (AAHC):
>>>
>>> {Aris CAN amend, repeal, or retitle this contract by announcement.
>>> This contract accepts all assets. Aris can cause this contract to
>>> transfer any asset in its possession by announcement.}
>>>
>>> Then I transfer all of my papers and apples to the AAHC every week.
>>> I'm not really sure how to get around this problem without using
>>> something along the lines of effective control (see the blue cards
>>> rule).
>> Needs-based supply for the "poor" is one of the big failings of the
>> current system, to get rid of. Just give everyone something each X,
>> but less (e.g. 2/month, not 2/week).
>>
>> Even without the hole you mention, this ends the economy in terms
>> of playing it. 2 paper/week is more than I need, you give it back
>> when I use it, I never have to participate. Give everyone 2/month,
>> regardless of need, and they need to budget, and then to earn
>> more they need to participate.
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