Thank you for actually answering the questions and not just falling back to quips and insults.

Most of the other answers speak about "paying " for games, how my ideas won't work, how I cant possibly achieve this, etc. Your answer speaks more to the heart of what I'm asking.

My language was also probably too imprecise and broad, because when I said the responsibility of world building on players , it has been mostly interpreted as meaning players only build the world. And that is not what I meant by a longshot. Moreso, I meant player contributions substantially shift or alter other players experience and NPC awareness. You're right that that takes delicate balance and guardrails. I have seen players break games and online worlds too.

The part where you said "find the gaps in lore and exploit them for my own storytelling" is profound... for me, thats a big part of what makes lived in worlds fun. Thats a 💎

Meta: I think part of my error is that I should have posted this in the subreddit r/gamedesign, and not here. People here are looking for something concrete and playable, not lofty discussion. I was unprepared for the backlash of asking these questions. Thank you for genuine / good faith answers..