<story><title>Being the editor of a newspaper in Eve Online</title><url>https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/08/20/whats-it-like-being-the-editor-of-a-newspaper-in-eve-online/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>hrnnnnnn</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s amazing sometimes how much EVE mimics real life. I used to know a guy that ran a bank there.&lt;p&gt;My little brother used to be really into it, eventually leading fleets during fights, and he credits that experience with giving him the skills he needed to manage teams at an IT company.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>jarboot</author><text>I had the same leadership training with minecraft, leading factions in RP servers and trading with other cities, complete with alliances, trade deals, and wars. Eventually I became an OP and eventually an admin, with all the responsibilities that entails at the age of 13. But obviously EVE is another level of complexity.&lt;p&gt;An interesting article related to minecraft economics can be read here: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.alicemaz.com&amp;#x2F;writing&amp;#x2F;minecraft.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.alicemaz.com&amp;#x2F;writing&amp;#x2F;minecraft.html&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Being the editor of a newspaper in Eve Online</title><url>https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/08/20/whats-it-like-being-the-editor-of-a-newspaper-in-eve-online/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>hrnnnnnn</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s amazing sometimes how much EVE mimics real life. I used to know a guy that ran a bank there.&lt;p&gt;My little brother used to be really into it, eventually leading fleets during fights, and he credits that experience with giving him the skills he needed to manage teams at an IT company.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>jamesdeer</author><text>I used to lead Counter Strike 1.6 teams in my teens- I often reflect on how that was some of my early leadership &amp;quot;training&amp;quot;.&lt;p&gt;Good memories of motivating my teams of 15&amp;#x2F;16&amp;#x2F;17 year olds to get online at 6&amp;#x2F;7am in the morning to work on our skills before school, and for epic days during the summer.&lt;p&gt;Ah, simpler times.</text></comment>