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SFX Bladerunner
Minmatar
Black Serpent Technologies
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Posted - 2009.07.16 19:51:00 -
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 Originally by: The Mittani
oh also this hasn't been edited properly so expect the odd missing word, once people warn me of the errors i'll have it tweaked~
page 1, beginning of 4th paragraph:
"Despite the popularity of the term, a failure cascade never been properly defined."
Other than that I didn't notice any big grammatical errors.
Congratulations on yet another fine read, I give it a 9/10.
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SFX Bladerunner
Minmatar
Black Serpent Technologies
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Posted - 2009.07.16 19:58:00 -
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btw
On a more personal note I would like to add that another possible reason for the onset of collective helplessness in the face of adversity
might be pilots imagining that even though they are capable to rationalise the losses their alliance mates might not be able to.
Thus compromising faith in said alliance members and furthermore increasing the feeling of personal helplessness.
One might argue that the course of action would be to try and inspire possibly helpless pilots but people tend to get even more
demoralised by that due to the realisation that that same person trying to inspire people and boost morale clearly feels there is a need to.
It's a downwards spiral.
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SFX Bladerunner
Minmatar
Black Serpent Technologies
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Posted - 2009.07.16 20:17:00 -
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Edited by: SFX Bladerunner on 16/07/2009 20:17:15
Originally by: The Mittani
Originally by: Khorian
Edited by: Khorian on 16/07/2009 17:42:33
German Alliances collapse even before they are formed, because for some reason they obviously can't accept to have just one guy in charge. Also, they prefer demcratic discussions over pvp.
Just thought i'd share this piece of wisdom. You're welcome.
democracy never works in 0.0, ever
alliances burdened with 'councils' explode much faster than those without
They tend to be more predictable/consistant than alliances with one dictator though.
As you said it yourself, individuals are unpredictable, but the larger a group of people becomes the more predictable it becomes aswell.
Thus this would lead to the conclusion that a dictatorship such as goonswarm is quite unpredictable, seeing as one person can easily change his mind in one day and decide to go all emorage on his alliance or whatever.
Then again in that situation he would probably be kicked from his dictator position (either voluntarily or otherwise) and replaced by someone the alliance (or atleast a larger part of it) can get behind.
Thus effectivly making the notion/idea of a 'true dictatorship' void.
After all it's not like an alliance dictator has an army of loyalists to his disposal to fear his peers into obeying him like a true dictator would in Real Life.. so in the end an eve online alliance 'dictator' really only calls the shots for as long as his decisions appeal the majority of his memberbase.
discuss.
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SFX Bladerunner
Minmatar
Black Serpent Technologies
Atropos.
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Posted - 2009.07.16 20:26:00 -
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Originally by: The Mittani
goonswarm's ability to abandon all of its territory and invade delve on one day's notice came from having a dictator ceo
i agree, a council govt is much less able to react quickly to unfolding events
You are definatelly correct in the sense that a single director takes away the hassle of discussion and makes decisionmaking a quick process.
My main point that said decisions only stand due to membership agreeing with the 'dictator' however still stands.
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SFX Bladerunner
Minmatar
Black Serpent Technologies
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Posted - 2009.07.17 06:10:00 -
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Edited by: SFX Bladerunner on 17/07/2009 06:12:27
Originally by: Talon Scorpio
It is a known phenomena that chronic low level pain can induce an awareness of oneÆs helplessness, followed by frustration, depression.. Suicide.
chronic constant low level pain, or atleast in the form of physical pain (but I believe the same goes for psychological pain) over the course of time makes one immune to that pain.
In the same way that after wearing a hat for a prolonged period of time eventually makes it so you don't even notice/feel that you are wearing the hat anymore.
So I do not agree with that statement of yours or atleast not with the way you worded it.
The whole 'human perception' is based upon change, not continuality.
If you got the same hostile roaming gang roaming into your territory day in day out at the exact same time you will eventually adapt to that and it will not phase you anymore.
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