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syekick-powers · 9 months

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one of my favorite things in fantasy and sci fi is when the setting of the work is in some ways absolutely better than our current setup which makes you go "god i wish i lived in this world" but as the story progresses you realize that the setting is also shittier than our current world in another, highly specific way that then makes you have to go "well maybe i can deal with this if it means not having to work to survive" or something similar

#sye's babbles #my current project ive been working on is like #in the setting magic can be used to infinitely produce and destroy any physical resource #so there's no food/water/shelter/medical scarcity driving up prices #BUT #since the internet and tv and shit is still a thing #and since the economy is driven by labor instead of scarcity #that means that the social media panopticon and celebrity culture is so much fuckign worse there than it is in our world #people's lives are commodified for social media and fame CONSTANTLY #it is INESCAPABLE #you can instantly generate yourself a whole meal at the press of a button!#you can get absolutely free healthcare!#you can pay very little to get access to shelter!#but gods fucking help you if you want some fucking privacy

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