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Cw capitalism

Time becomes a purchasable commodity that leads to a world in which the rich live forever and the rest of society is locked into short and brutal lifetimes

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@vahnj There's a movie with this premise. I haven't seen it but I do recall it exists.

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@literorrery Oops I'm not original

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@vahnj It's a cool idea! Originality be damned, you had a neat concept. If you'd like to see how somebody else executed that idea, you can, but you still came up with it on your own.

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@literorrery Hollywood ruined it so nobody would take it seriously as a warning tale

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@vahnj the american healthcare system?

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@theoutrider this looks good actually

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@vahnj isn't this kinda true in the us currently re: healthcare and access to quality food/water/sleep/working conditions?

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@Sparrow yea but it's p muddled. A story that makes it clear in the universe gives you a way to contextualize in the real world you know? Would be a way to explain how it works

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@vahnj Oh totally, that's a good point. :3

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