World models
This is an example of why having the right “world model” is important.
Who the enemies are
What they want
How they operate
What neutral players want
Each party’s level of power, competence
Every little bit of information
Now imagine the average right-winger:
- imagining the CIA to be Machiavellian agents motivated by American national interest (rather than fanatically carrying out lib ideology)
- lapping up stupid memes like “US just invades countries for oil”
- believing that libs are just well-intentioned simpletons getting manipulated by the REAL threat which is “Xtian missionaries” or “corporations”
- thinking that “Xtian missionaries”, “white supremacists” are relevant or serious forces at all in the world today
- … on the surface these just appear “cringe” but inconsequential
Playing with this kind of world model is like playing TrapAdventure2.
