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Australian rePublic wrote:No issues about diseases. What about issues about panic buying? Are they okay?

Frieden-und Freudenland wrote:

Australian rePublic wrote:No issues about diseases. What about issues about panic buying? Are they okay?

I suppose you would need to justify why people are panicking, but once you can establish that, I suppose it can be OK.

I think you could perhaps focus on people buying medication (for wrong reasons) that they don't need and thereby depriving the patients who need them of essential medication? You could write this without mentioning a pandemic. Something like the following.

1. A famous health "guru" suggests that taking acetaminophene (or paracetamol, or whatever it is called where you live) regularly helps one lose weight

2. People ransack pharmacies to stock up on acetaminophene

3. People who actually NEED acetaminophene as a fever reducer or pain reliever cannot get it.

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Maybe something like that could work?

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Or another line of story could come from "perceived scarcity."

Suppose a merchant of doom says that @@NAME@@ was getting most of toilet paper supply from Blackacre and due to the recent deterioration of diplomatic relations between these two countries, Blackacre will probably no longer export toilet paper to @@NAME@@.

And people are plundering supermarkets like crazy to purchase toilet paper. I dunno.

Purple Rats wrote:I have an idea, I am not sure is it done already, so correct me, if it is:

Issue about too old politicians. There was some issue about mentally ill politicians, so it could be too similar, but still:

There would be some old politician, who does not make any sense, so result of issue could be: a) everything is still the same like before, b) There would be age limit for politicians, c) politicians of certain age can continue, but they have to make test after certain years to be sure they are still "okay in head"

Frieden-und Freudenland wrote:I think you could perhaps focus on people buying medication (for wrong reasons) that they don't need and thereby depriving the patients who need them of essential medication?

Candlewhisper Archive wrote:It'd be my personal inclination to hold off satirical pandemic-inspired issues for the most part until the pandemic is over. It just seems in poor taste right now, like writing comedies about the Holocaust at the same time as the trains are running to the death camps.

I'm thinking when all this is done there's been enough pandemic-related topics come up to make a kick-ass issue chain, but that's something for the future, when all the death and suffering is done.

This isn't a blanket ban on pandemic-related issues, just a plea to all to remember that this is a real life situation that people are dying of right now, and to be tasteful.

The World Capitalist Confederation wrote:

Candlewhisper Archive wrote:It'd be my personal inclination to hold off satirical pandemic-inspired issues for the most part until the pandemic is over. It just seems in poor taste right now, like writing comedies about the Holocaust at the same time as the trains are running to the death camps.

I'm thinking when all this is done there's been enough pandemic-related topics come up to make a kick-ass issue chain, but that's something for the future, when all the death and suffering is done.

This isn't a blanket ban on pandemic-related issues, just a plea to all to remember that this is a real life situation that people are dying of right now, and to be tasteful.

Are the ones more serious in tone still allowed? I was considering making a pandemic-related issue about the economy being affected by disease and lockdowns.

Nation of Quebec wrote:For the past year and a half or so I have been struggling with a severe lack of motivation regarding NationStates, writing, editing. You may have noticed there have been hardly any issues edited by me recently. These past few months have been particularly stressful for me in real life and I did not want to continue with a voluntary job that was bringing me little joy. It's been an interesting ride, but for the sake of my mental health, leaving this job seemed necessary.

I'll be spending much less time on NationStates. I want to thank everyone for the good times.

Live long and prosper.

Nation of Quebec wrote:For the past year and a half or so I have been struggling with a severe lack of motivation regarding NationStates, writing, editing. You may have noticed there have been hardly any issues edited by me recently. These past few months have been particularly stressful for me in real life and I did not want to continue with a voluntary job that was bringing me little joy. It's been an interesting ride, but for the sake of my mental health, leaving this job seemed necessary.

I'll be spending much less time on NationStates. I want to thank everyone for the good times.

Live long and prosper.

Nation of Quebec wrote:For the past year and a half or so I have been struggling with a severe lack of motivation regarding NationStates, writing, editing. You may have noticed there have been hardly any issues edited by me recently. These past few months have been particularly stressful for me in real life and I did not want to continue with a voluntary job that was bringing me little joy. It's been an interesting ride, but for the sake of my mental health, leaving this job seemed necessary.

I'll be spending much less time on NationStates. I want to thank everyone for the good times.

Live long and prosper.

Nation of Quebec wrote:For the past year and a half or so I have been struggling with a severe lack of motivation regarding NationStates, writing, editing. You may have noticed there have been hardly any issues edited by me recently. These past few months have been particularly stressful for me in real life and I did not want to continue with a voluntary job that was bringing me little joy. It's been an interesting ride, but for the sake of my mental health, leaving this job seemed necessary.

I'll be spending much less time on NationStates. I want to thank everyone for the good times.

Live long and prosper.

Nation of Quebec wrote:For the past year and a half or so I have been struggling with a severe lack of motivation regarding NationStates, writing, editing. You may have noticed there have been hardly any issues edited by me recently. These past few months have been particularly stressful for me in real life and I did not want to continue with a voluntary job that was bringing me little joy. It's been an interesting ride, but for the sake of my mental health, leaving this job seemed necessary.

I'll be spending much less time on NationStates. I want to thank everyone for the good times.

Live long and prosper.

Nazbeth wrote:Wow, my first Forum post. I’m new to this, so sorry if I’m not doing this right.

Anyway, I was wondering. Is there an issue about establishing a dictator’s cult of personality? Because if so, that could be interesting to write. Thanks.

Nation of Quebec wrote:For the past year and a half or so I have been struggling with a severe lack of motivation regarding NationStates, writing, editing. You may have noticed there have been hardly any issues edited by me recently. These past few months have been particularly stressful for me in real life and I did not want to continue with a voluntary job that was bringing me little joy. It's been an interesting ride, but for the sake of my mental health, leaving this job seemed necessary.

I'll be spending much less time on NationStates. I want to thank everyone for the good times.

Live long and prosper.

Candlewhisper Archive wrote:

Nation of Quebec wrote:For the past year and a half or so I have been struggling with a severe lack of motivation regarding NationStates, writing, editing. You may have noticed there have been hardly any issues edited by me recently. These past few months have been particularly stressful for me in real life and I did not want to continue with a voluntary job that was bringing me little joy. It's been an interesting ride, but for the sake of my mental health, leaving this job seemed necessary.

I'll be spending much less time on NationStates. I want to thank everyone for the good times.

Live long and prosper.

Good luck with wherever life takes you, mate. Seems to me that RL seems to be a more unrealistic simulation of life than NS is these days. RL could use a good edit, someone needs to have a word with real life's Admin.

Case in point, a few hours ago my GP colleague was admitted with severe respiratory problems -- a young guy with no health problems. This COVID-19 thing is pretty awful...

Y'all stay safe now, and stay happy. Mental composure and contentedness, they're the most important things in a time like this.

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