Secure_SeaLab t1_j9xko6u wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:43 AM

Reply to comment by AutoModerator in [WP] In the distant future, in order to cull the population, the government introduces a lottery system where individuals with similar net worth are voluntarily pitted against each other. The loser dies while the winner inherits their wealth. by jutah001

Check out “the lottery,” a short story by Shirley Jackson. She was a time traveler and wrote it in response to this promt in the 1940’s.

TheNightSiren t1_j9xmtt0 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:12 AM

That story resembles this prompt only in that it also contains a lottery meant(ostensibly) to cull the population. It is not voluntary. Nobody gets any money. There is no one on one fight. There is no limitation based on net worth.