About this episode

The episode discusses the complexities of the Amazon Trail game compared to the simpler Oregon Trail, along with lessons on hiring contractors and societal issues.

The Oregon Trail is a simple game, but it’s timeless. The Amazon trail is complicated and involves time traveling magic panthers, and nobody has thought about it in thirty years. There’s a lesson there. Additionally, there are lessons in hiring contractors to fix your bathroom, and lessons about how the Liar’s Dividend has made public defecators of us all.

Topics covered

• video games
• Oregon Trail
• Amazon Trail
• time travel
• contractors
• public defecation

Keywords

• Amazon Trail
• Oregon Trail
• time travel
• contractors
• public defecation
• Liar's Dividend

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Oregon Trail, Amazon Trail

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