I have seen this in real life in small: Getting a startup off the ground. Investors want to see a business plan, capable team, and prospective customers. Employees want to work for a company that has a chance to succeed and is able to pay their salary. And you need customers who want a supplier with a track record and great products. Assurance contracts wouldn’t work even less than in the real estate developer case because the volume is too small, and even worse, you often don’t even know what your product or customers will be in the end. How does this work at all? It is not blatant lies. It is more like coming up with a great future state that appears doable and positive and getting some tentative commitment. With this, you go to the next person(s) and grow the vision. And include the latest tentative commitments. Repeat until you succeed. This will only work with participants that are sufficiently risk-tolerant (angel investors, students, people open to experience, etc.), but for these, this can create a sufficient positive reinforcement that the endeavor takes up.
So is this simulacrum level 3, or is it something different, or a combination?
I have seen this in real life in small: Getting a startup off the ground. Investors want to see a business plan, capable team, and prospective customers. Employees want to work for a company that has a chance to succeed and is able to pay their salary. And you need customers who want a supplier with a track record and great products. Assurance contracts wouldn’t work even less than in the real estate developer case because the volume is too small, and even worse, you often don’t even know what your product or customers will be in the end. How does this work at all? It is not blatant lies. It is more like coming up with a great future state that appears doable and positive and getting some tentative commitment. With this, you go to the next person(s) and grow the vision. And include the latest tentative commitments. Repeat until you succeed. This will only work with participants that are sufficiently risk-tolerant (angel investors, students, people open to experience, etc.), but for these, this can create a sufficient positive reinforcement that the endeavor takes up.
So is this simulacrum level 3, or is it something different, or a combination?