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alex_antoninImagine a game where most people have to work very hard for years to make much progress in the game. Some barely manage to keep their characters alive despite years of extremely hard work. (And in this game, once you die, you can never play it again.) And some players can't even feed themselves or their children.
Now imagine that a very small percentage of people in the game find, upon first logging in, that the game is extremely easy for them, and don't have to do much more than log in and stare at the screen to get fabulously wealthy and powerful. And instead of being generous with their amazing luck and helping their fellow players to not suffer so much, they put forth a lot of effort to get even more wealthy. Like ancient stories of dragons, all they do is sit on their gold, or use it to get more. They know that the money is meaningless, ultimately, if only because it's only good within the game.
A game that unfair would not be tolerated, if it were a video game. So why, when we are playing it for real, are we tolerating it?
Now imagine that a very small percentage of people in the game find, upon first logging in, that the game is extremely easy for them, and don't have to do much more than log in and stare at the screen to get fabulously wealthy and powerful. And instead of being generous with their amazing luck and helping their fellow players to not suffer so much, they put forth a lot of effort to get even more wealthy. Like ancient stories of dragons, all they do is sit on their gold, or use it to get more. They know that the money is meaningless, ultimately, if only because it's only good within the game.
A game that unfair would not be tolerated, if it were a video game. So why, when we are playing it for real, are we tolerating it?