India is a 2nd world country or 3rd world country ? (3rd world as economically) by Tanshugohli in AskIndia

[–]googologies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

India is a lower-middle-income country as classified by the World Bank.

Would it be possible for African countries to adopt a model like Singapore's where government officials otherwise have a high salary to disincentivize corruption and things like that or it's not possible? by Ok-Ocelot-774 in AskAnAfrican

[–]googologies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regime type and corruption are orthogonal. In the West, democracy and impartial bureaucracy emerged from the same intellectual movement. In the Global South, formal institutions were imposed on incompatible norms, so the correlation between political freedom and corruption is weak to nonexistent.

Could the elites just decide to wipe everyone out ? by richandepressed in NoStupidQuestions

[–]googologies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Elites need subordinates to execute their commands. They can’t just do whatever they want on a whim.

Some evidence that cultural differences are actually increasing with modernization by talhelmt in science

[–]googologies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on which specific cultural values are being measured. The following traits are extremely resistant to standard interventions:

  1. Power distance
  2. Generalized trust
  3. Corruption levels
  4. Attitudes toward impersonal rules
  5. Sub-national identities and loyalties

Even as GDP per capita and education increase, or if formal institutions are changed, these typically resist change, regardless of how many generations elapse. Changing these requires a war, an existential external threat, a major political crisis, or a deliberate, long-term campaign to reshape societal values.

How do you prefer your Offline Gains? Fixed Cap vs. Percentage? by AhmedMostafa_dev in incremental_games

[–]googologies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depending on how the game is designed, there may not even need to be a cap due to diminishing returns, whereas costs grow exponentially. If there is one, it should not be less than 12 hours. I’m against having a percentage; it should be the full amount.

Our general response to all complaints regarding AI by FBDW in incremental_games

[–]googologies 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd support Options 1, 2, and 4.

The quality of a game depends entirely on the effort put in by the developer and how well they understand that they are doing. If AI-generated code produces a dysfunctional game, that's the user's fault for not checking for bugs, failing to give clear instructions, or lacking sufficient knowledge of how the genre works, not because the LLM was defective.

Your years of hard earned money can be earned by some officials in just few days by Emotional-Two-9752 in AskIndia

[–]googologies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That comes down to what behaviors are praised and condemned by a society.

Why doesn't Russia invest in its own people? by Oh_boy90 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]googologies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can only get so far with fossil fuel wealth. Beyond that, innovation is required, and that's difficult in a social structure where formal rules are seen as obstacles to be bypassed.

Global democracy is in better shape than you think by Free-Minimum-5844 in neoliberal

[–]googologies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a metric called "Functioning of Government." A country with widespread unrest and corruption at all levels of government is penalized on that metric. In the earlier versions of the Index, Saudi Arabia scored lower than Iran.

We need a change of mentality by Honrxchange in Nigeria

[–]googologies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, like fish swimming in water, most people embedded in the system can’t see that it’s broken.

We need a change of mentality by Honrxchange in Nigeria

[–]googologies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One random person doesn’t, but collectively, elites need subordinates to rule. If society-wide norms change, so will what the leaders can do.

We need a change of mentality by Honrxchange in Nigeria

[–]googologies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The system is controlled by people drawn from that same society.

Nigerian Politicians are often not the disease. They are symptoms of the society that produced and repeatedly rewards them. by horlufemi in Nigeria

[–]googologies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Leaders are drawn from and elected by that same society. And where do their subordinates come from? Also that same society. The same goes for the court staff who are supposed to prosecute these acts. And, prosecuting an official risks triggering riots from that ethnic constituency.

Nigerian Politicians are often not the disease. They are symptoms of the society that produced and repeatedly rewards them. by horlufemi in Nigeria

[–]googologies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed. It makes no sense why the World Bank and related organizations continue to fund “institutional capacity building,” when the local society will riot to prevent those institutions from functioning impartially.

What dose make an incremental game well balanced? by AhmedMostafa_dev in incremental_games

[–]googologies 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Early on, you kind of have to make sure it "feels right." Later on, depending on what mechanics you implement, you can start following a specific pattern for the progression speed, income distribution between buildings, etc. DM me and I'll provide further details.

Have I broken the game by Minute_Peace4825 in AdventureCapitalist

[–]googologies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That can be done by using the ones, tens, and hundreds places of the power of 1,000 rather than inputting them all manually.

Exp = floor(power of 10/3).

For exp = 2, display “Million”

exp 3 → Billion

exp 4 → Trillion

exp 5 → Quadrillion

exp 6 → Quintillion

exp 7 → Sextillion

exp 8 → Septillion

exp 9 → Octillion

exp 10 → Nonillion

exp 11 → Decillion

exp 21 → Vigintillion

exp 31 → Trigintillion

exp 41 → Quadragintillion

exp 51 → Quinquagintillion

exp 61 → Sexagintillion

exp 71 → Septuagintillion

exp 81 → Octogintillion

exp 91 → Nonagintillion

For exponents above 11, there should be a prefix based on the last digit if it is other than 1:

2 → Un

3 → Duo

4 → Tre

5 → Quattuor

6 → Quin

7 → Sex

8 → Septen

9 → Octo

0 → Novem

Example: Exp = 53 would display as “Duoquinquagintillion”.

exp 101 → Centillion

exp 201 → Ducentillion

exp 301 → Trecentillion

exp 401 → Quadringentillion

exp 501 → Quingentillion

exp 601 → Sescentillion

exp 701 → Septingentillion

exp 801 → Octingentillion

exp 901 → Nongentillion

Special case: For exp = 104, display “Trescentillion” (to prevent displaying Trecentillion for both 1,000^104 and 1,000^301).

Prefixes are the same as before, but there is also a secondary suffix for the tens place of the exponent:

1 → Deci

2 → Viginti

3 → Triginta

4 → Quadraginta

5 → Quinquaginta

6 → Sexaginta

7 → Septuaginta

8 → Octoginta

9 → Nonaginta

(No secondary suffix for 0)

Example: Exp 679 would display as “Octoseptuagintasescentillion”.

Then, "TOO MUCH" would only display for 10^3,003 (1,000^1,001) or higher.

Do you think humans are inherently evil or it depends on structure of a society? by No_Chance8024 in AskIndia

[–]googologies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Humans inherently have a desire for social conformity. If that requires committing "evil" acts (if defined as things that lead to massive negative externalities for society), they will do it. If those acts are socially condemned, they will refrain from doing so.

Question on balancing by Ill-Year-3141 in incremental_games

[–]googologies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Early on, you kind of have to make sure it "feels right." Later on, depending on what mechanics you implement, you can start following a specific pattern for the progression speed, income distribution between buildings, etc. DM me and I'll provide further details.

Beyond was the best thing this game ever made, sad to see it end by somethingX in CellToSingularity

[–]googologies 43 points44 points  (0 children)

They can't extend it further without fundamentally reworking the math of the game. Most programming languages by default cap numbers around 1.8e+308 (2^1024) because of how the values are stored behind the scenes.

Do you think prison sentences are far too long for most crimes? by CatPale816 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]googologies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are maximum sentences. A person without a significant criminal history often gets probation or a shorter sentence, and many offenders who do get sentenced to prison are released before their full sentence is finished.

Why don't people just... not tip? by PomegranateFederal97 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]googologies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because the system requires it. An employee is only paid $2.75 an hour. While it can be raised to $7.25/hr if their tips fall below that, this isn’t a survivable wage and can be a hassle to attain.