Episode 3 Article

03: Can you escape from being in a "group"?
Edited one line that I got very wrong. OTZ

"Minority rule!" Isn’t that a very spectacular development?

Can you remember Leronira’s speech at the closing of episode 2?

“Everyone, you all know about majority rule, right? That is used in making decision in meetings and elections. In the modern era where democracy is widespread, decisions are indeed made by majority rule. Usually, the majority gets to lead, and the minority bears a disadvantage.”

“However…, the game you will now play, is the complete opposite!”

“Majority dies, and minority survives… It’s “minority rule” game!”

Tyranny of the majority, the strong exploiting the weak, to those of us disgusted with majority rule, this [game] is like a soothing cup of tea. This is uncompromising spirit, this is what we call “being rebellious”… Is that really true?

Ultimately, our anti-hero Akiyama is the sharpest!

Minority rule, as Akiyama noticed is simply “majority rule” in disguise in the end. By “reversing” twice you end up going around full circle, that is to say that you can turn an impossible minority rule [situation] into an accomplishable majority rule [situation].

That's correct, normal “majority faction endeavor” (increasing the number of supporters) compare to, “minority faction endeavor” (decreasing the number of supporters) do not seem all that similar. However, that’s only if we think of this as an individual-centered activity. If a few people form a team, and beforehand set rules and vote repeatedly in a logical fashion, then “someone” on the team would always get to stay for the next round! It doesn’t matter if you win individually, in the end it only matters if you win as a team. That’s what Akiyama discovered.

This is again, in some sense “majority faction endeavor” in work.

With great pain to those who wishes to oppose majority rule [with this game], by visualizing a reversal you can see, this is probably just an “empty dream” (what cannot be realized).

Nonetheless, humans are made to be “social animals”, in other words, we are creatures that can collaborate with one another. Even if an individual is weak, when a few people work together, they can still become very powerful. In truth, in primitive environment, humans formed groups for better survival, now, it is clear that even though everything has advanced, groups are still flourishing.

That is the reason why majority rule exists.

Now, I think everyone would agree, tyranny of majority is always a risk, and we want to beat it, to the brothers and sisters with that sort of uncompromising spirit, there is good news.

That is, the means of using majority has changed through out human history, at the same time things have changed so that in some situations “minority faction lead majority faction,” this is reality.

In the beginning, you are a one person minority, you are weak and helpless, then somehow you gain supporters, and when you realize you have become a majority, you can finally get your victory.

If you study human history carefully, you would find many examples of “minorities becoming majorities.”

In any case, even if we don’t talk about history and other significant events like that, this is exactly what Akiyama did in this round of “Liar Game”.

In the beginning, Akiyama was the only one who thought of this “guaranteed win method”. At that time he could be seen as a minority. Then, Nao agreed with him, and his supporters increased one by one, eventually, a majority was formed and he had total control over this situation.

We humans, are not just social animals, we are also capable of sharing our ideas, we are animals that communicate with each other. It’s because we can analyze and understand what is right, I believe that in the near future, we can change the usage of “majority and minority” for the better.

People, there is no reason to feel embarrassed because you are a minority.

Be true to yourself and live [the way you want to live].