I read it more like worse than all the other forms of government so far attempted . The best form of government would probably be a geniuslevel benevolent dictator who somehow magically knew everything about hisher country and always acted for the benefit of the people . One can dream . <| sep |> Haha I think I have that so , Good to know ! ! <| sep |> It ' s not just based on what the MiB says in episode 1 . Look at the commonalities between the MiB and William . There are lots of things that make us think that William is the MiB . And if he is , then it has to be 30 years ago , because it ' s the first time that William comes to Westworld . But otherwise , you ' re right . If William is just William and not the MiB , which is still completely possible , then we don ' t have any good anchor for when those events are taking place . The old logo vs . new logo argument , however , does make it seem like it was more than 1 year ago most likely .