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Old 12-07-2015, 12:16 PM   #71221
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Old 12-07-2015, 12:49 PM   #71222
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But unlimited wins will be worthless, won't they? I don't think you will be able to enjoy them the way I am enjoying this one, the one and only win.
You just... don't get it, do you.

Firstly, I am a scientist. (Does the term "technomancy" mean nothing to you?) A significant reason for this program is simply down to "let us do something that has never been done before". Furthermore, I mean to democratize wins in the long term.

Unlike you, I am not solely focused on one-upping others.

...

Additionally, I am quite positive that bursting the bubble of unfriendly, hypercompetitive individuals would feel quite fulfilling as well.

...

There is precedent for this sort of thing. I am sure many people thought my beer replicator would devalue beer -- but did it? No!
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Old 12-07-2015, 12:55 PM   #71223
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Hey eschwartz, while you are busy inventing a win, can you possibly make one that does the dishes?
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Old 12-07-2015, 12:58 PM   #71224
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Furthermore, I mean to democratize wins in the long term.

Unlike you, I am not solely focused on one-upping others.

...

Additionally, I am quite positive that bursting the bubble of unfriendly, hypercompetitive individuals would feel quite fulfilling as well.

...

There is precedent for this sort of thing. I am sure many people thought my beer replicator would devalue beer -- but did it? No!
Well, I might offer you a win or two for a beer replicator.

Replicating wins isn't the same though. It's like giving an Olympic gold medal to everybody who has ever worn a pair of sneakers. We've actually fooled around a bit with sharing the win in this thread (I didn't think there was anything that hadn't been tried here, which is why I found your wizard threat so refreshing), but the shtick got old pretty quickly. So now it's a free for all again and you lose.

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Old 12-07-2015, 01:01 PM   #71225
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Old 12-07-2015, 01:02 PM   #71226
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Old 12-07-2015, 01:06 PM   #71227
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Neither of you win.
But I will take a clean and put up laundry win.
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Old 12-07-2015, 01:08 PM   #71228
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I you're so good at cleaning, could you just polish the win for me before I take it back, please?
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Old 12-07-2015, 01:17 PM   #71229
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Hey eschwartz, while you are busy inventing a win, can you possibly make one that does the dishes?
The golden rule in wizardry and unix is "Do one thing and do it well".

Wouldn't a dishwashing spell be far more suitable?

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Well, I might offer you a win or two for a beer replicator.

Replicating wins isn't the same though. It's like giving an Olympic gold medal to everybody who has ever worn a pair of sneakers. We've actually fooled around a bit with sharing the win in this thread (I didn't think there was anything that hadn't been tried here, which is why I found your wizard threat so refreshing), but the shtick got old pretty quickly. So now it's a free for all again and you lose.
Then it is a good thing I have several reasons to want to do this.

Breeding wins is a methodology -- the results can then be used for many things.
(But it makes me wonder, if anyone has tried that in particular. Oh well, no great loss.)

I can use them as decoys. I can share them. I can flood the market until they truly do become devalued -- and only someone with the ability to rapidly breed new wins will be able to hold cumulative worth. I can keep all the new wins for myself as a reward for my skills in biothaumaturgy.

...

But I think I will stick with my original goal, which is to democratize them and utilize them as a source of cheap luck, rather than letting the (1) win languish as some odd fetish in a virtual trophy cabinet.

My plan wins forever. Beat that.
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Old 12-07-2015, 01:24 PM   #71230
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Your plan might win something, but certainly not this thread.
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Old 12-07-2015, 01:27 PM   #71231
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Your plan might win something, but certainly not this thread.
Again with the aggressive outlook.

Have you noticed, other people discuss how they are winning, but with you it is always how the other person is losing?
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Old 12-07-2015, 01:29 PM   #71232
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Old 12-07-2015, 01:33 PM   #71233
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Yes, I am a terrible person. But I win.
If this thread is an outlet for you to be a terrible person, then it seems to me you have chosen poorly.

For you are constantly being frustrated. e.g. right now. It appears someone else is winning.
And it doesn't seem as though you take that very well.
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Old 12-07-2015, 01:43 PM   #71234
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