The MMORPG Old School Runescape (Steam) has addressed the failed Prime Minister of Britain, Liz Truss, on Twitter. Truss announced her resignation after just 45 days in office, having to largely retract major plans to reform the economy.
How does the MMORPG make fun of her? The MMORPG Old School Runescape published a tweet on October 20, 2022. The tweet came an hour after Truss announced her resignation on Twitter (via twitter).
In the tweet, Old School Runescape promotes its “Fresh Start Worlds”: These are “still empty” servers where you can start fresh with everyone else, so you won’t be playing against people who have been active on the server for years and have built up an advantage in the MMORPG.
Are you looking for a fresh start, Liz Truss?
We have a fresh economy where you can really make a difference! This essential worker in catering needs a helping hand: During the cost of living crisis, he can’t even afford his own ingredients.
Truss plans to cut taxes, save the economy – Fails in 45 days
What does the tweet refer to? The politician Liz Truss (47) was elected as the leader of the Conservative Party in September 2022. Shortly before the death of Queen Elizabeth II, she was appointed Prime Minister by the Queen.
Liz Truss intended to mitigate the effects of the energy crisis and the resulting increased cost of living by introducing energy caps, implementing drastic tax cuts, and taking on new debt. Truss became publicly associated with the promise of cutting taxes. This was meant to boost the UK economy.
However, her plans led to uncertainty in the financial markets:
- The British pound continued to plummet in value after the massive new debt (via derstandard).
- Rating agencies warned the UK of a downgrade in creditworthiness (via tagesschau).
- Truss’s plans had to be largely retracted.
On October 20, Truss announced her resignation – after just 45 days in office. It is expected that a new Prime Minister will take over on October 25.
So the tweet is quite mean:
- It suggests that Truss has failed with her “fresh start” in the real world, but could practice in an MMORPG. There she could “really” make a difference – implying: In the real world, it didn’t work out
- But Truss shouldn’t have control over finances there, but should only work as a kitchen assistant
- because the economic situation in Britain is now so bad that cooks can’t even afford their ingredients
Those hoping for new MMORPGs:
How are the comments? On Twitter, the fans of the MMORPG are amused by the tweet: It has already received over 10,000 likes.
It is suspected that there is bitterness behind the tweet. The developers of Old School Runescape have their headquarters in Cambridge, where they also feel the increased costs in daily life.
However, it is not believed that the politician can save the economy in Old School Runescape. Surely she would give up before reaching the endgame, speculates a Twitter user.
He could also have used economic tips:
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