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Johnny C:
The premiere is on Wednesday night.

I look forward to it.

ThePQ4:
I think it looks interesting... but it may turn to be an utter failure, really. I mean they are kids, they don't fully understand the complications of government and running a "nation". I mean, I'm 19 and have taken every history and Gov. class possible and I still have a hard time understanding it sometimes.

And saying that it's "no adults" isn't really true. The show's host is an adult, and seems to be there often, as well as I am sure that the camera crew etc. is adult. They aren't letting the kids get hurt, and are providing them with a structure.

Throw 40 kids in a desert for 40 days w/ a few dozen hidden cameras and make them start from the ground up. Now that would be (albiet, highly irresponsible of course) an interesting show! Hell, throw 40 adults in the desert and make them start from the ground up and it would be an interesting show.

0bsessions:
Fuck, why not just make Battle Royale a reality?

McTaggart:

--- Quote from: ThePQ4 on 17 Sep 2007, 09:32 ---Throw 40 kids in a desert for 40 days w/ a few dozen hidden cameras and make them start from the ground up.

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There are so many experiments like this that I think would be interesting. Fuck you "ethics".

ruyi:

--- Quote from: ThePQ4 on 17 Sep 2007, 09:32 ---I mean they are kids, they don't fully understand the complications of government and running a "nation". I mean, I'm 19 and have taken every history and Gov. class possible and I still have a hard time understanding it sometimes.

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i dunno though. political science is like a deconstruction of what people have made after the fact of history. people who developed different kinds of societies weren't necessarily conscientiously doing it while thinking, "gee, what are the principles of governments?" they just figured out what works. i'd imagine these kids will figure it out in the same way. even if they don't initially understand the complexities of a government and running a society, they'll have tangible consequences real quick. they get something working or they lose.

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