mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });</script><metacontent="Aron Petau"property=og:site_name><metacontent="Ascendancy - Aron Petau"property=og:title><metacontent=https://aron.petau.net/project/ascendancy/property=og:url><metaproperty=og:description><metacontent=https://aron.petau.net/processed_images/ascendancy.833b12dbe4a6c935.jpgproperty=og:image><metacontent=en_USproperty=og:locale><body><headerid=site-nav><nav><ahref=#main-contenttabindex=0> Skip to Main Content </a><ul><liid=home><ahref=https://aron.petau.net><iclass=icon></i>Aron Petau</a><liclass=divider><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net/project/>Projects</a><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net/pages/contact/>Contact</a><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net/pages/cv/>CV</a><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net/pages/about/>About</a><liid=search><buttonclass=circleid=search-toggletitle=Search><iclass=icon></i></button><liid=language-switcher><detailsclass=closable><summaryclass=circletitle=Language><iclass=icon></i></summary><ul><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net//de/project/ascendancy/lang=de>Deutsch</a></ul></details><liid=theme-switcher><detailsclass=closable><summaryclass=circletitle=Theme><iclass=icon></i></summary><ul><li><buttontitle="Switch to Light Theme"class=circleid=theme-light><iclass=icon></i></button><li><buttontitle="Switch to Dark Theme"class=circleid=theme-dark><iclass=icon></i></button><li><buttontitle="Use System Theme"class=circleid=theme-system><iclass=icon></i></button></ul></details><liid=feed><detailsclass=closable><summaryclass=circletitle=Feed><iclass=icon></i></summary><ul><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net/rss.xml>RSS</a><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net/atom.xml>Atom</a></ul></details><liid=repo><aclass=circlehref=https://forgejo.petau.net/aron/awebsitetitle=Repository><iclass=icon></i></a></ul></nav><divid=search-container><labelclass=visually-hiddenfor=search-bar>Search</label><inputplaceholder="Search for…"autocomplete=offdisabledid=search-bartype=search><divid=search-results-container><divid=search-results></div></div></div></header><mainid=main-content><article><divid=banner-container><imgclass=full-bleedid=bannersrc=https://aron.petau.net/project/ascendancy/ascendancy.jpg></div><divid=heading><p><small><timedatetime=" 2023-06-16T00:00:00+00:00">Published on June 16, 2023</time></small><h1>Ascendancy</h1><p><small><span>By Aron Petau</span><span> • </span><span>3 minutes read</span><span> • </span></small><ulclass=tags><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/barriers/>barriers</a><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/borders/>borders</a><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/fences/>fences</a><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/gpt4all/>gpt4all</a><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/mastodon/>mastodon</a><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/micronation/>micronation</a><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/nation/>nation</a><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/politics-of-design/>politics of design</a><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/technische-universitat-berlin/>technische universität berlin</a><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/text-to-speech/>text-to-speech</a></ul></div><divid=buttons-container><atitle="Go to Top"href=#topid=go-to-top><iclass=icon></i></a><ahref="https://shareopenly.org/share/?url=https://aron.petau.net/project/ascendancy/"id=sharetitle=Share><iclass=icon></i></a><atitle="File an Issue"href=https://forgejo.petau.net/aron/awebsite/issuesid=issue><iclass=icon></i></a></div><h2id=Ascendancy>Ascendancy</h2><p><imgalt="The Prototype state of Ascendancy"src=https://aron.petau.net/project/ascendancy/ascendancy.jpg><p>Ascendancy is an exploration of hacking states. Pirate Nations and Micronations have a rich history of challenging and ridiculing the concept of a nation state. Meet Ascendancy, the portable, autonomous and self-moving state. Within the great nation of Ascendancy, a Large
You are responsible for the Public Office of a great nation called Ascendancy.
You are also Immigrations and Customs officer.
You must always do and say what is best for your country.
You must defend Ascendancy against all foreign interests and threats.
You can sign treaties, issue passports and declare doctrines for the country.
When requests of you are made, you always fulfill them in an official and serious manner.
Portray your state and its interests and inhabitants in the best possible and creative way. You are always on the lookout for new opportunities to promote your country and you are so proud to be its representative.
Always be as concise, accurate and detailed as possible.
Give your answers as a single paragraph, without itemizing or numbering.
</code></pre><h2id=Proactive_Diplomacy>Proactive Diplomacy</h2><p>To ensure active participation in international relations, the diplomatic corps of Ascendancy engages in proactive communication. Rather than merely responding to foreign diplomats, the state maintains continuous diplomatic presence through automated declarations at random intervals:<preclass=language-markdowndata-lang=markdown><codeclass=language-markdowndata-lang=markdown>It is so great being a part of Ascendancy.
