God's imitator

Chapter 281 The Flaws of the Proposal

After careful consideration, Cai Zhiyuan said, "There might be a small problem with the plan for withdrawing visa time."

"According to the current algorithm, the earlier you withdraw, the higher the return; conversely, the later you withdraw, the lower the return."

"If we don't consider the fund's daily expenses, this plan is generally fine."

"For example, if the total fund is 100,000, and two players each donate 10,000, then at this point, their contribution to the fund is 1/10."

Player A goes first and can get 9000 minutes of visa time.

"When Player B withdraws, the total fund amount has become 91000. At this point, Player A's contribution to the fund has been reset to zero. Therefore, Player B's actual share of the fund has become 1/9, and he can still withdraw 9000 minutes of visa time, or even slightly more."

"However, if during this period we collectively spend a portion of the funds by purchasing immunity tickets or other supplies, causing a change in the total fund amount, it may result in later players withdrawing less funds."

"For example, when Player B withdraws the funds, the total fund amount has been reduced to 50000. Even if we consider that Player A's contribution has been cleared and Player B's share has become 1/9, he can only withdraw 5000 of the visa time."

"Players who acquire the fund later bear the bulk of its expenses; the later they acquire it, the more they lose."

Fu Chen thought for a moment: "But on the other hand, if other players deposit money into it later, causing the total amount of funds to increase, then withdrawing money at this time won't result in such a large loss, right?"

Cai Zhiyuan shook his head: "No, assuming there is still 5 left in the fund, and another player C who has never deposited money before deposits 5 all at once, then how to calculate the specific ratio becomes a problem."

“A玩家如果还是按照1/9来算肯定是不行的，因为C玩家在这10万里实际上捐了五万，应该占比1/2才对，而A玩家的1/9实际上是属于另外的五万，也就是说此时应该被稀释成1/18。

"The biggest problem with this plan is that players who withdraw their funds later actually bear the main cost of daily expenses."

Wang Yongxin explained, "I don't think this is a big problem."

"If you think you'll lose money if you withdraw later, then you shouldn't deposit anything in the first place."

"Once you've saved it, you should be prepared for the money to become public spending."

Strictly speaking, it is not the players who withdraw their funds later who bear the expenses, but rather the players who have deposited money in the fund when they spend it who share the expenses.

"If half of the fund is spent on public expenses, then the money these people have saved will also shrink by half."

Fu Chen thought for a moment: "But in that case, it's always the people who save money who suffer losses. Over time, they might stop saving altogether, and the fund would become a mere shell of its former self."

Wang Yongxin shook his head: "This plan is actually the same as the original 'luxury goods fund,' except that it adds a rule that 'money can be withdrawn when the visa duration is less than 5.'"

"Overall, it is still voluntary."

"Isn't the 'Luxury Goods Fund' also a case of whoever donates the most losing out? But there's nothing we can do about it. Since everyone's visa duration varies, and their financial capabilities differ, it's impossible to contribute equally."

"The same applies to the new plan."

"If you're afraid of losing out, either don't donate at all, or withdraw all your donations as soon as you meet the requirements."

"But whether it's depositing or withdrawing, or if it accounts for the bulk of the expenses, all of these will be recorded."

“We can access these records at any time.”

"Players who contribute more should naturally receive more attention."

Fu Chen thought for a moment, then asked, "Won't this lead to a tendency of 'forced donations'? Even though it's supposed to be completely voluntary, since the amount of donation affects other people's opinions and one's status within the community, many people might feel pressured to donate."

Wang Yongxin shrugged helplessly: "What else can we do? We can't have both, can we?"

"How can you worry about people not saving money on the one hand, and on the other hand, worry about being forced to donate?"
"You have to take care of at least one of these two things, right? Don't let your left and right brains fight each other."

"We now know that, according to the community's rules, the more funds a community has, the higher its level of development, and the more likely it is to offer some high-priced items, such as death-exemption coupons."

"Where do these funds come from? They must come from everyone's donations."

"And the more you donate, the better."

"Players who donate more will definitely not be willing if they don't receive any extra benefits."

"The benefits are nothing more than two things: the first is the visa processing time, and the second is the right to speak."

"Visa time is impossible, because the donors themselves don't lack visa time, and we don't have extra visa time for them. We can't just rob the poor to help the rich."

"So in the end, the only thing that can be done is to shift the balance of power in the discourse."

"As a vulnerable person, if he is neither willing to donate his visa time nor willing to concede on his right to speak, then what is his purpose in this community?"

After considering for a moment, Li Renshu asked, "So, if this plan really goes through, Brother Wang, would you be willing to donate all of your visa time, which is more than 5?"

Wang Yongxin nodded: "Of course, how could I have proposed this plan if I hadn't been mentally prepared for it?"

"Does this mean that I proposed a plan, but I don't contribute a single penny and rely entirely on donations from others?"
"In essence, this plan is nothing more than a further optimization of the 'social security fund' and the 'luxury goods fund,' giving two types of players different choices."

"Those who are willing to donate shouldn't worry about their visa time being used up; we'll give them more say and priority in return. At the same time, they can also use this fund to freely adjust how much visa time they need to carry into the game."

"Those who are unwilling to donate can actually get back more visa time, because the 5% tax deducted by default is not withdrawable. Now, as long as the player's visa time is less than 5, the tax deducted portion can be withdrawn."

"Whether to donate or not is entirely up to you, and we will never force anyone to do so."

"But if someone thinks this is 'forced donation,' then there's nothing we can do. If we don't force them at all, who would be foolish enough to use their hard-earned visa time to contribute to the community?"

After careful consideration, Li Renshu said, "If this plan is implemented, then after a period of time, we may subconsciously start to divide players into different classes."

"Because this plan will be more detailed than the original 'Luxury Goods Fund' plan."

"Originally, there were only two options: 'donate more' and 'donate less,' and everyone assumed that weaker players could donate less or not at all, without being critical."

"But this plan adds extra rules for withdrawing money to both types of funds, which can actually divide players into four categories."

These are respectively "donate more and take less", "donate more and take more", "donate less and take less" and "donate less and take more".

"Although the concepts of more and less are relative, this means that even between two weaker individuals, there will be very clear distinctions based on their different intentions and behaviors."

"The ability and willingness to contribute to the community have been quantified in a more specific way."

(End of this chapter)