By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/04/2026This exercise is nothing short of genius, and the students who experience it often report that it is life-changing. That's because the final candidates are *never* quite the same, nor are the cardinals who cast votes for the winner. 14/ 190
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/04/2026And yet, there are certain bedrocks that *never* shift, including the fact that Italy is *always* invaded by some of the factions involved in the election, though which cities burn *also* changes. 15/ 160
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/04/2026The point of this exercise is to expose the students to the power and limits of both "great historical forces" *and* the human agency that every one of us has within the envelope defined by those forces. 16/ 190
