On the other hand, if someone prominent in Astrum holds these as ideals, and people join Astrum expecting them, they can work together to make the things he says true.
If, on the other hand, everyone just says, "Astrum is terrible, don't go there, no one ever does anything," then there's no chance for the realm to improve.
I've seen too many places fail to deliver on promises... When a realm has not used past opportunities, one should not gamble on it using future opportunities.
Yes, losing a bunch of nobles can create a viscous cycle that's hard to get out of, but attitude remains key. From what I keep hearing, Astrum has a very rigid model it wants to adhere to, and more care is placed to maintain that model, than to try to keep things fun for its nobles. Those two goals don't need to be antagonistic, but that's just an observation of where all of the leadership's energies seem to be going.
