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Eternal Formats Existence

Maybe it's a bit of a reductionist view, but at a larger timeframe, eternal formats don't really exist. They thrive for a time and are then replaced by something else. Legacy replaced Vintage, Modern replaced Legacy, one day Pioneer will replace Modern and after that, new formats will be born. Yes, there are still Vintage and Legacy players, but at a macro scale, the percentage of players is shrinking.
I think it is very okay to accept this as a fact of the game.

The word “eternal” is a poor choice as we use “eternal” to mean formats with access to (mostly) all the cards. Vintage, Legacy, and Commander are all eternal formats. So eternal formats do exist. : )But your larger point of how Magic keeps shifting where it focuses its formats is true.

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Handling Rude Queries

I admire you're willingness to answer rude questions, but I wanted to ask why you respond to them instead of taking a stand and answering questions asked politely. Seeing the same people ask rude questions and get answered repeatedly seems to only encourage them, as people like this thrive on the attention.

You are correct. I need to get better about answering the polite version of the question.

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Growth Interpretation

Re: "Growth implies that they want the current system to continue and thrive". So growth in this instance is more along the lines of perpetuation, rather then evolution?

It’s both. Evolution is part of growth.

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Growth vs Preservation

Green's summarized statement of "Growth through Acceptance" still feels a bit off. No Green character (outside Blue/Green) actively pursues growth, they accept growth as another part of the life cycle. From how you've defined Green in the past, their only active pursuit, is their preservation of culture, family and the natural order. Preservation/Conservation through Acceptance would define that the best.

Growth implies that they want the current system to continue and thrive.

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Non-Dictator Approach

Do you feel Magic is better served with you not as the dictator?

I don’t think Magic would actually thrive with a dictator. A lot if what makes it special is that it is a group creation.

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