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cornernope t1_jctvuaa wrote

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nastynateraide t1_jcu2edi wrote

Listen, they've primed us for years with movies. Who's getting those post-apocalyptic fantasies financed? And why are so many of them resonating for me?

I love plots where a small group can beat a powerful oppressor. An evil corporation exploiting precious resources. Lords taking food from starving peasants. Laws passed to hurt and chain criminals and minorities; another resource. To monetize suffering. To withhold basic needs of life. Who owns the land? Who owns imagination? Stories? Who owns words and songs and shelter and safety and health?

We pay to exist. Our natural habitat is gone. We pay to exist in our unnatural environment.

Is there an anxiety driven sub? Every silver lining seems to come with a giant dark cloud.

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lil_hyphy t1_jcujm8n wrote

I like your line of thought. Maybe we could work together to create new stories and plot lines and words. We could use AI technologies to create illustrated books and even movies. Renegade storytelling. Words do have power. I wonder what type of words we would need to break the current spell the world is under.

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asbestospajamas t1_jcwo34j wrote

"...and they finally discovered who it was that had been undermining their efforts toward freedom. The one who had sold his soul and doomed mankind. They discovered his identity when they found his secret hoard of the wealth he'd been offered by his evil masters: A case of Nestlé Crunch bars."

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