capypokoymal commented on Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler (Earthseed #2)
Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of depravity. Taking advantage …
still amused by the lack of real anti-systemic narratives. and probably i know that it's me trying to put things there where they are not. but, yeah, i like to think out loud.
is it possible that in such a devastated scenario, "money" would still be a thing? i understand there are corporates and countries outside the states still thriving so import might be a thing? still confused though.
and i like the fact that some characters are still attached to a long gone world and to the fact "things will go back to normal" (lol), but everyone still kind of believe in taxes, copyright and private property?
like, you call some people squatters why? what are they doing differently from others in a world where everything is for everyone to be grabbed?
and the whole cult/religion thing doesn't sound much anti-authoritarian. you still some sort of spiritual leader whose …
still amused by the lack of real anti-systemic narratives. and probably i know that it's me trying to put things there where they are not. but, yeah, i like to think out loud.
is it possible that in such a devastated scenario, "money" would still be a thing? i understand there are corporates and countries outside the states still thriving so import might be a thing? still confused though.
and i like the fact that some characters are still attached to a long gone world and to the fact "things will go back to normal" (lol), but everyone still kind of believe in taxes, copyright and private property?
like, you call some people squatters why? what are they doing differently from others in a world where everything is for everyone to be grabbed?
and the whole cult/religion thing doesn't sound much anti-authoritarian. you still some sort of spiritual leader whose voice inevitably will be stronger than others. beside, they use the majority rule for their decision, hence you still have a minority of unheard and unhappy people.
don't know where i'm going, it's just fun to see that, no matter where we go, even in our imagination, we still have so much internalised shit we find so hard to get rid of.
