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A Call to the Intelligent.
At the risk of sounding conceited, I will first state that the majority of the people who decided to view this thread are not intelligent nor knowledgeable, and unless you happen to think you are exceptional, I advise that you stop reading now and go about your business. This is not intended for people who merely try to convince themselves they are intelligent; most intelligent people recognize their own capacity, even if they (rightly) do not declare themselves to be smarter than everyone else. In short, you know who you are.
With that being said, I would like to posit the following hypothesis; a society or group cannot long survive without the counsel of those with a greater understanding than the rest of the members of the society or group. To put it more simply, the survival of the whole is ultimately dependent upon the intelligence of the minority. This is because the majority of people have not enhanced their minds to the point in which they understand the long-term consequences of their actions, and therefore, although most people can accomplish short-term goals, most people lack the capacity to maximize the overall well-being of society at large. Here are two examples that support this theory, the first being historical, the second being scientific:
A) The United States of America was created by a handful of intellectuals who had studied historical accounts of previous civilizations, such as the Greeks and Romans, as well as the philosophies of Enlightenment thinkers like #### ###### Montesquieu, Voltaire, and ###### ###### Although the Articles of Confederation were not successful, the Consitution they created has led to the United States being the most powerful and richest nation in history, a feat that would have been unattainable without their understanding of human nature and philosophy.
B) Species in nature that lack the characteristic of deferred gratification, such as storing food instead of consuming it immediatly before the winter, tend to die out before those who do have the capacity for deferred gratification. Similarly, individuals who save money or invest their money tend to do well financially, while those who do not save or invest money tend to be less financially stable.
This principle can also be applied to the continual existence of clans. The clan world can be divided into a variety of classes based on the primary motives each of them have for participating in clans. The classes and their descriptions can be found below, with the top class being the least populous, and the bottom class being the most populous. Please note that some people may fit into multiple categories, however the model is generally applicable to the majority.
Leaders - The leaders are those who seek administrative roles within a clan, which may include the owner of the clan itself. The primary motivations for people of this class are acquiring praise from others within the clan community, holding power over those within their own clan, being perceived as powerful by those outside of their own clan, and/or proving to themselves they are capable of creating/leading a clan.
Developers - The developers are those who create and design various materials necessary for modern clans. The primary motivations for people of this class are acquiring funds, receiving praise for their work, alleviating boredom, and/or expressing themselves as an artist.
Clanners - The clanners are those who participatein clans but do not necessarily seek administrative positions. The primary motivations for people of this class are alleviating boredom, participating in raids, finding a sense of purpose or community, and/or acheiving recognition for their combat abilities.
This system of clans has generally been successful in the short-term. A leader hires a developer to create material for the clan, establishes administrative positions for other leaders to occupy, and acquires clanners to participate in the clan. The clan persists until it either dies of inactivity or is destroyed by the incompetence/corruption of the leadership, and thus the cycle has continued. However, although each part of this system is relatively dependent upon one another, the part with the greatest risk and probability of disrupting the system in its entirety is the leader class.
The inherent craving for prestige and power within the leadership class has, up until recently, been sufficiently tempered by the need for clanners to participate. Excessive arrogance and the need for control is naturally repulsive to clanners, as their primary motivation is to participate in raids and enjoy themselves, not voluntarily become slaves. However, with the increasing frequency of the 'win-at-all-costs' model of clans, leaders have necessarily required more power over their members to advance their own agenda, which is to say the pursuit of prestige, and with this additional power, they have developed an egotism that infects and destroys the clan from within. The gradual decay of a clan is accelerated by this need for control over members, which causes clanners to lose faith in leaders and ultimately leave the clan. In short, the clan world is dying because the current clan model can no longer be sustained by the increasing demands leaders put upon the clanners. The ignorance of the leadership will inevitably lead to the total paralysis and shutdown of the military clan genre once enough matu######nners lose interest and are replaced by the younger, less competent generation.
The solution to this problem, then, is to implement a system by which the natural corruption of the leadership is counter-balanaced by the desire of the clanners to enjoy themselves and raid. The system which could lead to this balance is, as of yet, undeveloped. And it is at this point that I may finally introduce my point:
The clan world needs an intelligent group of thinkers to develop a new model for powerclans. Powerclans will kill the clan world as we know it, with superclans taking their place. For most of the members of this forum, this outcome gives no advantages.
Therefore, for those of you who recognize the rapid heat death of the clan world approaching, and are intelligent enough to develop a new system to replace the old model, I invite you to send me a message. I have created a think-tank for those with the mental capacity, and hope to present this new model to the War Clans of ROBLOX. Without the counsel of the intelligent, the clan world will die.
I for one do not wish to see this happen.
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