Uncool

[Veeblefetzer]

So I went from being in the top 8% to now 96% from just one issue. To be different I chose a silly option because it would be funny and pow! a huge drop. I didn't expect it to be so fierce : /

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=veeblefetzer/detail=trend/censusid=60

I was proud of where it was at.

Uncool, Mr Barry.

[Luna Amore]

Here's the option you picked:

"I can't believe what I'm hearing," deplores well-respected religious leader, Evan Wong. "If God didn't want people to have this disease he wouldn't have created it in the first place. This is completely against the will of God and if the government allows this drug to go on sale we will all be doomed to an afterlife in a dark and fiery place! Now let's end this madness and abolish the production of pharmaceuticals and drugs altogether!"

I'm not sure why you are confused by the result.

[Veeblefetzer]

How did you determine the last issue I actioned?

Looking at that option quoted it would seem I hit the wrong button thinking I was selecting something else.

Sometimes, it's not easy to work through the options. I have trouble reading and by the time I get to the last one I've forgotten what the rest were suggesting.

edit: Getting back on topic - It's a severe drop. I think it was 91.1%. Also, "... abolish the production of pharmaceuticals and drugs ..." so recreational drugs were produced by the government? Anyway, I guess it's just a game after all and that makes it inaccurate/illogical by nature.

[Vancouvia]

How did you determine the last issue I actioned?

Looking at that option quoted it would seem I hit the wrong button thinking I was selecting something else.

Sometimes, it's not easy to work through the options. I have trouble reading and by the time I get to the last one I've forgotten what the rest were suggesting.

edit: Getting back on topic - It's a severe drop. I think it was 91.1%. Also, "... abolish the production of pharmaceuticals and drugs ..." so recreational drugs were produced by the government? Anyway, I guess it's just a game after all and that makes it inaccurate/illogical by nature.

A tip is to look at who is doing the speaking. They usually have some sort of adjective or title that hints at the most prominent effect.

[Veeblefetzer]

A tip is to look at who is doing the speaking. They usually have some sort of adjective or title that hints at the most prominent effect.

Good advice. Thank you.

[Queen Yuno]

Also, "... abolish the production of pharmaceuticals and drugs ..." so recreational drugs were produced by the government? Anyway, I guess it's just a game after all and that makes it inaccurate/illogical by nature.

I chose the same answer as you did when I received that issue. When I read that, I assumed by "abolish" they actually meant outlaw.

[Trotterdam]

I assume the stat you're complaining about is Health or Lifespan? You didn't mention it.

edit: Getting back on topic - It's a severe drop. I think it was 91.1%. Also, "... abolish the production of pharmaceuticals and drugs ..." so recreational drugs were produced by the government?

The reason we use the adjective "recreational" is because there are also other kinds of drugs. Medicines are also often known as drugs, though this use may be in decline due to taboo avoidance of the word "drug" over its new meaning.

[Arridian Islands]

I assume the stat you're complaining about is Health or Lifespan? You didn't mention it.

edit: Getting back on topic - It's a severe drop. I think it was 91.1%. Also, "... abolish the production of pharmaceuticals and drugs ..." so recreational drugs were produced by the government?

The reason we use the adjective "recreational" is because there are also other kinds of drugs. Medicines are also often known as drugs, though this use may be in decline due to taboo avoidance of the word "drug" over its new meaning.

And people can definitely abuse prescriptions