(September 21, 2023 at 5:32 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote:

(September 21, 2023 at 5:32 pm)Ahriman Wrote: I hope you're not kidding. What's your plan?

Human extinction.

Yup, I knew you were kidding. Your plan won't work.

(September 21, 2023 at 5:41 pm)Ahriman Wrote:

(September 21, 2023 at 5:32 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: Human extinction.

Yup, I knew you were kidding. Your plan won't work.

Guaranteed, she already knows where you live.

World peace, huh?

If it is achievable, which I am sure it is...

It is, to me, very darn hard to maintain. With so many factors that do disrupt world peace at anytime, as in one mistake and there could be chaos, well, even if you can build it up again, that would be very hard to do, if you can maintain it, even, which, again, is not easy.

(September 21, 2023 at 3:23 pm)Ahriman Wrote:

(September 21, 2023 at 8:38 am)Belacqua Wrote: Yep, I suspect you're right. 

I'm pretty lazy and even more selfish, so I haven't done much. 

Let's see... I've never owned a car, and I barely heat or cool the house, so my petroleum consumption is pretty low. (A lot of war is over petroleum supply.) I've never been in the military, so I've never participated in America's wars to maintain economic hegemony -- that is, all of the wars in our lifetimes. The only politician I've ever actively supported is Taro Yamamoto, who is by far the most peace-loving of Japanese politicians. (Any vote for a high-level US politician, whether Dem or Rep, is a vote for war.)

I used to do translation work for a peace-oriented think tank run by Hiroshima University. Though I don't suppose they've accomplished much.

So that's about it. 

Maybe the fact that I am usually at home cultivating my garden (quite literally) means I have done less harm than most.

All that's good. I have donated hundreds of dollars to charity and planted some flowers. My life is very sad. I do what I can to make a world a peaceful place. It's probably not enough, but at least I make an attempt.

Yes. Your efforts here at the forum have panned out nicely.

(September 21, 2023 at 7:47 pm)Angrboda Wrote:

(September 21, 2023 at 3:23 pm)Ahriman Wrote: All that's good. I have donated hundreds of dollars to charity and planted some flowers. My life is very sad. I do what I can to make a world a peaceful place. It's probably not enough, but at least I make an attempt.

Yes.  Your efforts here at the forum have panned out nicely.

Falls flat considering I wasn't trying to use this forum for peaceful purposes, except for this thread.

시간 연속 게임

It means, "time continuous game", which is how I imagine world peace would be achieved. Get everyone playing the same game, allow them to become engrossed in the game to the point where they forget about time, humans no longer perceive time, time ceases to be a thing, all financial incentives for perpetuating "time" (as a shared reality) become obsolete, everyone stays happy playing the game forever.

(September 21, 2023 at 9:15 pm)Ahriman Wrote: 시간 연속 게임

It means, "time continuous game", which is how I imagine world peace would be achieved. Get everyone playing the same game, allow them to become engrossed in the game to the point where they forget about time, humans no longer perceive time, time ceases to be a thing, all financial incentives for perpetuating "time" (as a shared reality) become obsolete, everyone stays happy playing the game forever.

Then Steve accuses Hank of cheating at the game. Hank tells Steve to fuck off. They come to blows. Some of the other players side with Steve, some with Hank.

The next thing you know, Stevesylvania and Hankistan have been at war for 100 years, thousands dead, cities reduced to rubble...

Boru

(September 22, 2023 at 3:40 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:

(September 21, 2023 at 9:15 pm)Ahriman Wrote: 시간 연속 게임

It means, "time continuous game", which is how I imagine world peace would be achieved. Get everyone playing the same game, allow them to become engrossed in the game to the point where they forget about time, humans no longer perceive time, time ceases to be a thing, all financial incentives for perpetuating "time" (as a shared reality) become obsolete, everyone stays happy playing the game forever.

Then Steve accuses Hank of cheating at the game. Hank tells Steve to fuck off. They come to blows. Some of the other players side with Steve, some with Hank.

The next thing you know, Stevesylvania and Hankistan have been at war for 100 years, thousands dead, cities reduced to rubble...

Boru

I know that might be a joke, but none of that would actually happen.

(September 22, 2023 at 4:09 am)Ahriman Wrote:

(September 22, 2023 at 3:40 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Then Steve accuses Hank of cheating at the game. Hank tells Steve to fuck off. They come to blows. Some of the other players side with Steve, some with Hank.

The next thing you know, Stevesylvania and Hankistan have been at war for 100 years, thousands dead, cities reduced to rubble...

Boru

I know that might be a joke, but none of that would actually happen.

Aww…lookit how cute you are.

Boru