Voting for the economy on the CSM election

The elephant in the china shop is the totally messed up economy of EVE: in a game that is marketed as dark and harsh every loss can be replaced in total safety, while AFK.

Yet there are practically no CSM candidate who tries to change that. It's not a mistake and not only the product of a - probably Goon - scam. Most players are pretty happy with the current situation: they can engage in risk-free PvP while boosting their ego with the "I'm standing my ground in the most hardcore game existing". Yes, it's so hardcore. Not even Cute Pandas Online allows AFK farming.

Not having any direct candidate doesn't mean we are powerless to vote for a change. We can support those who are useful or at least neutral to us! The first rule is don't vote for any nullsec candidates. They are the kings of the hill at the moment, so they could only lose by any change. Their interest is to not change EVE in any way, besides bugfixes, UI improvements, minor ship tweaks. Each and every one of them will oppose any significant game change as it could cause new powers to emerge and take their positions. Please note that it doesn't need one to be an official block candidate, any members of nullsec are interested in keeping the status quo.

There are 31 candidates, the "say no to Null" rule filters the list well:

1. Ripard Teg: Rote Kapelle (NPC Null is null too, he was ready to grind structures just to evacuate those deemed "carebears" from Syndicate. What could be more Null-ish?)
2. Mangala Solaris: RvB
3. Malcanis: The Initiative
4. Kaleb Rysode: GSF
5. ProGodLegend: Nulli Secunda
6. Banlish: TEST
7. Chitsa Jason: Exhale (Wormhole)
8. Sort Dragon: PL, HBC
9. Nathan Jameson: Talocan United (Wormhole)
10. James Arget: Sleeper Social Club (Wormhole)
11. Greene Lee: AAA (Do they still exist?)
12. Trebor Daehdoow: Dirt Nap Squad. (Who the hell are they?)
13. Ayeson: Hard Knocks Inc. (Wormhole)
14. Ali Aras: Of Sound Mind (Providence, and I know she should be discarded for it, she is an exception)
15. Mynnna: GSF
16. Psychotic Monk: NPC corp
17. Travis Musgrat: NC.
18. Sala Cameron: PL
19. Kesper North: Gentlemen's Agreement (CFC)
20. Unforgiven Storm: GSF
21. Awol Aurix: TEST
22. CoreBloodBrothers: The Volition Cult (Providence)
23. Riverini: NC.
24. Mike Azariah: Some random corp
25. Cipreh: Existential Anxiety (Wormhole)
26. Korvin: Some random corp
27. Artctura: Fatal Ascension
28. Steve Ronuken: Some random corp
29. Roc Weiler: FW militia
30. DaeHan Minhyok: Li3 Federation
31. PsychoBitch: Some random corp

14 left, one as an exception. Is it a coincidence? Now let's find those who go to the top positions to our list by evaluating the remaining candidates:

• Mangala Solaris: RvB is a highsec-based lolPvP group. "lolPvP" is to be understood as no consequence, no risk PvP. You might noticed that I hate lolPvP. However RvB does it in highsec. It is a good thing for the game to keep the lolPvP-ers as subscribers, they have a place under the Sun, but not as a main feature. If the economy changes drive lolPvPers out of null, they must go somewhere. An RvB candidate could promote features which would help CCP create a "lolPvPer refugee camp" in highsec where they can do their nonsense without interfering with the universe. So he wouldn't be bad for us (nor really good).
• Chitsa Jason, Nathan Jameson, James Arget, Ayeson, Cipreh: the Wormhole bunch. I've never lived in WHs and don't really plan to change that. However Wormholers live the way Nullseccers should: they earn their money where they live. Our enemies claim that if people couldn't earn ISK while AFK, everyone would quit the game. Every single wormhole resident is a living proof that earning ISK outside highsec is possible, the game won't die if it starts being dark instead of looking dark.
• Trebor Daehdoow: the last remnant of the disaster called CSM7, with only one purpose: help CCP earn more money. I doubt he is aware that CSM works for the players against CCP.
• Ali Aras: the exception from the above list. Providence is the least nullish part of null and her platform has nothing to do with Providence: it's newbie experience and teaching (making them able to compete as opposed to nerfing competition). I support her for the same reason as the WH-residents. The game needs new players to decrease risk-aversion of CCP. Currently they are in the position of "these are our players, we must cater to them as we get no replacement if any leaves." She is a new (returning) player, not a bittervet who uses the newbie card for extra voters while can't care less. She also has limited support to our cause.
• Psychotic Monk: he goes for highsec aggression increase. That would serve as a fix to risk vs reward. However he can't care less about the economic aspect and increasing risk in highsec is the direct opposite of what CCP is been doing. He could be useful us in a limited way.
• Mike Azariah: his official page says "Every style, Every group, EVERY PLAYER has a place and a right to be represented." probably the lamest beg for votes ever.
• Korvin: solo-player content is his platform. Not hostile, neither useful to us.
• Steve Ronuken: "A casual manufacturer in High sec shouldn't be priced entirely out of the market." MINION OF HELL, BY FIRE BE PURGED!
• Roc Weiler: "I do not have an agenda for any one item, or even a group of items. The views of every player are valid to me." He just beaten Mike Azariah!
• PsychoBitch: comedy candidate

I suggest to place Ali Aras on top and the 5 WH candidates in any order you wish (my list is Nathan Jameson, James Arget, Chitsa Jason, Ayeson, Cipreh). Follow them with Mangala Solaris, Psychotic Monk, and Korvin.

Please remember that in STV your vote don't expire until it elects a candidate, if your first and second get elected without you, your 3. 4. 5th don't get enough support from others, but your 6th does, he gets your vote, if you put his name on the ballot. Actually you should fill out all 14 slots, pick those who are least harmful for our cause! Unforgiven Storm (GSF) has an industrialist platform, Riverini (NC.) never supported AFK farming on his site, Ripard had some industry posts and he is not AFK-leeching/L4 farming, Malcanis has a bullet point "people should farm in sov-null". I'm totally out of ideas after this point. Please don't be lazy, click-click-click, on all your accounts!