Hiya Gustave - congrats on getting to the end! I appreciated you reaching out to me and just seeing if I was alright after I ghosted you for ages that first merge round. That, and your approach to this FTC so far (as well as what I've heard about you from the other jurors), give me the impression that you're pretty genuine - an impression that I'm missing a bit from the other two finalists so far. You've got a good shot at my vote!
What I have gotten from the other two finalists, however, is a demonstration that they played this game rather hard, strategically and socially. I don't have as much of that from you. When people came into the jury forum, they never had all that much to say about you and how you'd played. And although you claim at the beginning of your opening speech that your decisions were your own, the rest of your speech doesn't really convince me of that.
What I need you to do is show me to what extent you had some agency in this game. A bunch of people were making plans around you, it seems, to ensure they made it to the end of this game. You did get here, but what steps did you take to ensure this would happen?
Also, your speech talks a lot about the mistakes you made, things you could have done better. I do appreciate that perspective, and it's a nice contrast to what I'm getting from the other two. But now that you've established that you're not a used car salesperson, I want you to show me why I should vote you.
If that's too nebulous of a prompt to respond to, here are some specific questions I'd live to hear your answers to:
- What exactly did you do to ensure that you would get here?
- I've heard the things that you would change about your game, but what are you most proud of? Why would you vote for yourself to win here?