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Does Economic Matters breach the No Politics Rule?

Discussion in 'Suggestions & Bugs' started by Aaron Fox, Jan 20, 2019.

  1. Aaron Fox

    Aaron Fox That Crazy/Not-Crazy Guy

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    Just asking here because I was thinking about a thread about automation and the economy and I didn't see much that would indicate it would breach the No Politics Rule. Can you clear this up?
     
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  2. alethiophile

    alethiophile Shadowed Philosopher Administrator

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    If it's not a modern, contentious political issue, then it's fine to post. Should a flamewar somehow result anyway, we'll resolve it case-by-case.
     
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  3. Aaron Fox

    Aaron Fox That Crazy/Not-Crazy Guy

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    So discussing automation would not be allowed then?
     
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  4. MissileTeatime

    MissileTeatime By the power of Vaporware!

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    You're probably not going to get in trouble if you try to get diegetic about automation and fair compensation of labor in your fantasy story. Hell, I'd go so far as to say that automation via necromancy is a signature trope on the trifecta. (You may well get people saying "geez, I come here for smut, not this... industrialization porn", though.)

    You probably are going to stir up trouble if you start a general discussion thread on those topics, because they have been topics of contention for over a hundred years at this point.
     
  5. Aaron Fox

    Aaron Fox That Crazy/Not-Crazy Guy

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    Understood then.
     
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  6. MissileTeatime

    MissileTeatime By the power of Vaporware!

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    The thing is, it's certainly possible to have a nonpolitical-in-the-rule-8 sense discussion on the topic. It's just, it's going to be a chunk of work to do so, and you have to weigh how much work and what your expected payoff is and what flame wars might start on the side even if you yourself do fine. Is it worth it? Or should you take the topic somewhere differently specialized?
     
  7. Aaron Fox

    Aaron Fox That Crazy/Not-Crazy Guy

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    Problem is that economics have been too tied to politics these days, so I'll have to save myself the trouble.
     
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