The Walrus, Canada's answer to Harper's, has an article on the economy inside (and outside) the world of online role playing games such as EverQuest and The Sims. It's a fascinating account of how capitalism has taken root even in the most utopian and egalitarian of fictional scenarios.
Posted by Graeme Burk at July 11, 2004 09:48 AMIncredible about the seventy-seventh-richest country in the world that "doesn't even exist." It's William Gibson's world. We just live in it.
Posted by: Martha Bridegam at July 11, 2004 04:12 PM