A few months ago the price of POB was high and some people complained that Mineopoly won too many contests on POB. One person even called me "the Greedy Yellow Bird". It's true that I was all over the place collecting POB, but what good was it if I had collected thousands of POB but had nothing to do with it all?
This gave me the idea for the "Greedy" Yellow Bird game. It's called the "Greedy" Yellow Bird game not because the yellow bird is greedy but because one of the greatest motivators to participate was greed. In this game a prize is given to comments that are counted at number 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61 and 71. The other comments don't get a prize.
The object of the game is to get others to put their comments before your so you can swipe down and get the target comment. Without some initial (edited) driving force nobody would even place a comment. The early comments can be called base comments. As base comments are built higher the winning prizes increase.
Greed combined with impatience motivates the contestant to invite other users to come and join the game so that later on in the game they can take the high prizes. The game is set up so that greed is used to reach out to others and draw them to participate and encourage others and build them up. Ultimately this motivation is so that they can win the prize.
The game is under control because of unknown variables. In some editions a user could edit a previous comment making that comment invalid so all the greedy people counting on the position of that comment would unexpectedly lose. A little bit of greed is necessary to join the game but when it comes down to it the players in the game must be free from greed enough to invite others and help them. Greed is activated and entices more and more people to call their friends. Now each time I do this contest it has the most comments for the day.
Greed plays a big role in motivation for games and participation in everything from classroom games to using a coupon to get a discount at a store. Another game that uses greed for motivation is Mr. Beast who offered 500,000 to anyone who stayed in the circle the longest. At the end of the challenge ten remained and were to be eliminated through a game of tag. This greed brought out the best in their survival instincts.
If greed completely controlled any game then nothing good could result. Every player would be trying to trick the others for the prize. It would be more like the Netflix series SQUID game. This game is actually ruled by the power of greed and fear.
Simple games like red light green light, counting marbles and Cookie game, Tug of War, counting marbles and hopscotch up the stakes to a single winner getting a huge grand prize and the other players losing their lives. Greed led contestants to lie, betray, steal and cheat others.
For some the world is a game and greed gets the better of them. Human history is plagued with a deadly greed that cannot be satisfied. Good for gold in history caused nations to invade other nations and people groups, strip their land and murder their people. Greed for money and resources in more recent history has caused environmental, social and political damage around the world.
If Greed is placed before human life it is not a game anymore but a tragedy and deadly sin. Maybe I use the word "greedy" too lightly. For anyone who wants to win the prize has to be a little bit greedy.
Greed gets its power when combined with the power of fear and death. Most people who get into finance and crypto have a danger of falling into a trap of greed. It is something that should be brought into the light. That is one of the reasons I kept the title "The Greedy Yellow Bird Game" even though it is a deadly sin.
It's really your call. If you think games motivated by greed are too dangerous then don't play the Greedy Yellow Bird Game but like many you may just enjoy the rush and the feeling of winning. Although there is some greed involved there is a great joy in the rush of winning. Really no one loses and although motivated by greed, each one who participates finds new virtues of humor helping others and at the same time their brain is tested to new limits. Although originally initiated by greed the true driving force behind the "Greedy" Yellow Bird game is wit and challenge and fun. But I don't think they would be there without some kind of financial reward.
My username "Mineopoly" came from my desire to mine all the altcoins like a monopoly game. As I started writing and blogging I found a lot more than some cryptos. I found that I was really mining for a heart of gold. I found that I like to tell stories. I like to draw pictures and I like to tell jokes to friends. My first motivation for writing was fear and greed but it was followed by a sincere desire to find a heart of gold... In my case to find out who I am and where I come from and where I am going.
I love the sincerity of Neil Young as he tries to find his harmonica and sing this "new" song to an audience much larger than he could ever imagine. I hope his message can speak to you. Every time I hear this song it speaks to me. I have tons of work and a large speaking session to prepare for this week but I kept the Greedy Bird game alive not inspired by greed but inspired by the excitement I see in those interacting. They are not greedy snobs but they are having a minute of fun. They each come from different backgrounds and countries. They have tons of problems but for a few minutes when they play the Greedy Bird game their problems are put on the shelf. In the end they are all winners. Maybe they were inspired by greed at first but they walked away with some virtures and more importantly a smile.
