Show HN: A US Evolution Simulator

https://us-evolution-simulator.andrew.gr/

by ag8 • 4 years ago

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ag82• 4 years ago

Inspired by initiatives such as the Greater Idaho project [0], I wondered what would happen to the United States if redrawing state borders was very low-friction, and each county could join a neighboring state simply if they voted to do so by a large enough margin. So, I created this simulator where countries secede and rejoin states they're happier in; the demo provides a cool example of how it works.

[0] https://www.greateridaho.org/

AftHurrahWinch• 4 years ago

That was fun! I was surprised at how close your model got to results of the Greater Idaho project.

ag82• 4 years ago

Yeah! It was also cool that this let me discover new secession movements; I had never heard/thought about the Maryland/West Virginia one[1], or the New York/Pennsylvania one[2], until the simulation showed how stark the voting differences are.

[1] https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/maryland-counties-...

[2] https://web.archive.org/web/20150219175611/http://www.wbng.c...

kinoriw• 4 years ago

The demo was built nicely!

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