I think I see the issue. You’re not just assuming that you’ve been made dictator of an existing society, you’re assuming a completely blank slate society that you get to build up from scratch. Real dictatorships don’t have that luxury. They have to work within existing relationships and power structures. They need the loyalty of powerful people to become dictator in the first place. They don’t just get to hand-pick whoever they want for every role.
My comments aren’t meant to be a rigorous political philosophy.
But sure. Any imaginary scenario, especially one that’s a picture of two lines of text, can be altered, with complexity added or removed on the fly, to change the parameters of that scenario.
I think I see the issue. You’re not just assuming that you’ve been made dictator of an existing society, you’re assuming a completely blank slate society that you get to build up from scratch. Real dictatorships don’t have that luxury. They have to work within existing relationships and power structures. They need the loyalty of powerful people to become dictator in the first place. They don’t just get to hand-pick whoever they want for every role.
This whole discussion is asinine.
My comments aren’t meant to be a rigorous political philosophy.
But sure. Any imaginary scenario, especially one that’s a picture of two lines of text, can be altered, with complexity added or removed on the fly, to change the parameters of that scenario.
Only if your goal is to “win.” If it’s to explore the issues and learn something then it can be worthwhile.