Reputation is everything. A good reputation is to be nurtured and milked when necessary. Avoid being saddled with a bad reputation. Avoid it like one would the plague because a bad reputation is just that. Bad.
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Rule 14: MONEY vs. LOYALTY
Power based on money is very easy to achieve. But once you have it, it can easily fall apart. Anyone can be bribed. Mistrust, greed sets in, bang, you’ve lost your power.Power based on loyalty is very difficult to achieve. Nobody ever trusts anybody or even really understands what the term loyalty actually means. But … Continue reading Rule 14: MONEY vs. LOYALTY
Meganat
‘At which point will Meganat declare itself a sovereign state?’ - Goonsville ‘At a point when international competition laws make it impossible for Meganat to operate, the company will ultimately declare itself a sovereign state.’ - CYFERON ‘How would they claim legitimacy?’ - Goonsville ‘They’ll start by lobbying as many nations as they can. Small … Continue reading Meganat
Shadowbark
"Who came up with this system?" - Bubblehead43 "Which system? Legal slavery? The Government!" - Diktator_J "There is no such thing. International law is clear, No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms." - Shadowbark "Dude, human trafficking is the largest industry … Continue reading Shadowbark
This Universe Wants To Kill You
Nuclear energy and technology was meant to free us from fossil fuels, make us safer and live better, why all the hate?
Rule 13: AUXILIARIES
Avoid outsourcing! Dependency on such auxiliaries compromises security and your control over your acquisition.
The City State
“The modern trend towards city states during the past fifty years is mostly due to the demand for a simpler and broader trading system. It originated with the formation of an economic model that bypassed the hindrances of a myriad free trade agreements.” Frank Tucker - CEO of MercurEx The_City_State ^3xtract0r^TopFeeder^^CORE
Mars! One Way
It's really hard not to facepalm when confronted by headlines stating that 100,000 have signed up for a one-way trip to Mars. A Dutch, non-profit (yes, that's right, non-profit) company called Mars One is collecting human specimens, and raising six billion dollars, to send these people some 225 million kilometres, one way, to the planet … Continue reading Mars! One Way
Rule 12: MERCENARIES
Avoid contractors! They are mere mercenaries and can be very dangerous. They have no loyalty, especially when times get tough!
Conventional Economics.
“Conventional economics is like rolling a boulder up a hill. Every time you stop to rest, it rolls back onto you. Binary economics is about rolling the damn boulder downhill.” Frank Tucker - CEO of MercurEX (GSCS:12222\panfeed\SKYROBOT\corporatist_manifesto.glog)