A closer look
Reddit user Lycerius played a single, uninterrupted game of Civilization II for over ten real-world years, progressing the in-game calendar to the year 3991 AD. The simulated world degenerated into a nightmarish, perpetual nuclear wasteland locked in a relentless three-way war between global fascist superpowers. The ice caps melted dozens of times, ninety percent of the population died, and the entire virtual society ground to a halt just to produce enough tanks to maintain the miserable status quo. This beautiful piece of dedication transcends normal gaming and serves as a startlingly accurate predictive model for modern geopolitical diplomacy, proving once again that given enough time, humanity will absolutely nuke itself back to the stone age just to avoid admitting defeat
