Simulacrum

[l33tminion]

After many years of playing the game really slowly, I advanced to the final level of the usual progression in Ingress. Leaving nothing to do but start again. It has been interesting to revisit the progression through the first few levels with the game's latest mechanics. Also, it plays the spooky chimes in the background when you start again.

I just finished reading Matt Yglesias's One Billion Americans. Very good book, but a bit depressing in the current political context. American politics around immigration have long since been a messed-up bundle of incoherent compromises. And the state of it now is beyond bad. Seems the Republicans want us to enjoy a shrinking population as soon as possible, and squander one of America's greatest national strengths. Will there ever be a billion Americans, or an America with national infrastructure far better than it is currently? Seems very uncertain.

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[ckd]

Having picked it back up recently, I'm now within the home stretch for L16 (less than a million AP to go). Not currently planning to recurse - I'll probably hold on to that option in case I want to do a faction swap (probably not until/unless I move). Also, L16 will finally get me to a recharge range that spans Boston to Seattle; that would allow portalkeeping between my previous and current residences.

[l33tminion]

Enjoy the trip to 16! You do keep recharge range when you recurse, though not tank size.