Yeah, i see how governments can do a Faustian bargain where they allow foreign capital to colonize their country. Sounds great on paper, you got 2 million peasants who suffer, let their foreign money create jobs. But then suddenly you have 2 million factory workers who own nothing they produce. You can’t put the genie back in the bottle so that those people instead own those businesses without going to war. Instead, if you take your time, and don’t employ foreign capital (debt doesnt count tho), you can instead grow your business owning class. I think its better that they “oppress” themselves, rather than be oppressed by foreign powers. it aint colonial capital oppression if its Columbian on Columbian. Do I know what I’m talking about? probably not. But i do feel that I’m growing wiser.
How has V3 helped you understand political theory?
Edit: That feel when PB when you think youre Capitalist
The new update (which allows foreign investment and overhauls the way private/state ownership is modeled) makes a lot of older video guides confusing.
I think the best way of learning things is by breaking things. And it’s fun.
Build buildings that use input goods that are expensive on your market, and see what happens. Spam build new logging industry even when lumber is already cheap. Attempt to pass laws where the game warns you that you’ll radicalize certain interest groups. Fuck around and find out.
At any point if you feel you’ve sufficiently fucked up, open the game menu and choose to change countries, and proceed to fuck up a different great power.
You can genuinely learn the game mechanics this way. No training wheels, just crash lots.