Parable of the Polygons (A playable -game- post on the shape of society)

[TalkingDog]

The link goes to a post with interactive "games" where you need to keep the various polygons happy by managing their environment; specifically their neighborhoods.

The problem is, the polygons like some diversity.... but not too much. See how long it takes the "neighborhoods" to become segregated. Have fun.

This is a story of how harmless choices can make a harmful world.

A Parable Of Polygons

1. Small individual bias → Large collective bias.
When someone says a culture is shapist, they're not saying the individuals in it are shapist. They're not attacking you personally.

2. The past haunts the present.
Your bedroom floor doesn't stop being dirty just coz you stopped dropping food all over the carpet. Creating equality is like staying clean: it takes work. And it's always a work in progress.

3. Demand diversity near you.
If small biases created the mess we're in, small anti-biases might fix it. Look around you. Your friends, your colleagues, that conference you're attending. If you're all triangles, you're missing out on some amazing squares in your life - that's unfair to everyone. Reach out, beyond your immediate neighbors.