Conspiracy

I think Pullman is a mock city.

I think it's an entire society built up around the college, so that it isn't just some kids in school in the world, but it's some kids in school in a city that they could potentially have a say in.

Like, a land that isn't really true, but builds up confidence to make one believe that they actually could do something if they tried.

Take Wal-Mart for example... how long has that little battle gone on in Pullman for now? Why doesn't Pullman ever grow? Why doesn't the business district grow beyond the local?

Control.

About 15.3% of families and 37.5% of the population are below the poverty line [wikipedia.com], so how is it sustained as it is? Schweitzer Engineering Laboratory and WSU bring in the revenue that the city lacks in funding this controlled environment 'project' of theirs. Perhaps Schweitzer produces what it does for other things more than we know... actually, haha, in all honesty, I've never been told exactly what Schweitzer produces and what it's for. Anyone I've ever asked only vaguely knows it's production of do-hickeys and engineering of stuff.

The students at WSU get to think they have a say in something, that the town is there for them. A 'real place' where they can put into practice what they're learning, a school project, a learning exercise, on a massive scale. They can run for mayor of it, can have a say in the politics and in the business development. And they can. And they do. Only because the city is there for the college. The college isn't there in a city, but the city exists because the college does, and otherwise would have just remained a small farming community amidst a sea of wheat fields.

Alcohol remains stocked to keep some sense of city life alive, and the university provides structure and day activity.

This city knows all of these authority systems are based off of respect and/or fear, but that the former runs itself along a thin line of choices on each of our parts.
That we play a game. And as long as both teams continue to agree to play, things will run relatively smoothly.

Even if one side isn't aware the game isn't real, or that they have a choice to play or not.


Unhealthy.



It's an incomplete conspiracy theory [just for fun].

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