Show HN: A US Evolution Simulator(us-evolution-simulator.andrew.gr)

us-evolution-simulator.andrew.gr

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

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ag84년 전

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/

AftHurrahWinch4년 전

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

ag84년 전

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...

kinoriw4년 전

The demo was built nicely!