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there's no reason why you should accept Kirito's words at face value. he is not the game developer
from what is seen, this game is anything but fair.
it's designed to punish people who make mistakes. Thus, the best strategy becomes: let someone else die, so I can figure out the solution. It's like Lemmings. You have to sacrifice a few, so the rest can progress.
And let's not get started on the exploit to PK people in their sleep. Why is PK even allowed in a co-op game like this?
It's to maximize tension and suffering.
That Kirito still finds this game fair even after all of this tells a lot about himself. he was probably very unhappy in real life. He was probably bullied at school and/or had an oppressive parent. So much to the point that he escapes reality using games.
but in this world he's clearly the alpha and in charge of his own "life"
his perspective is from a broken person who is already used to playing these kind of games. Not to mention that he also beta-tested this game. This seems like a doable challenge to him. This seems "fair" to him. Not so much to others.
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"Legitimacy is based on three things. First of all, the people who are asked to obey authority have to feel like they have a voice—that if they speak up, they will be heard. Second, the law has to be predictable. There has to be a reasonable expectation that the rules tomorrow are going to be roughly the same as the rules today. And third, the authority has to be fair. It can’t treat one group differently from another.” Malcolm Gladwell
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