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[โ€“] [email protected] 36 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Just from my own observation, people in general are so subsumed by the system that they could not comprehend life outside of it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago

Sure they can. We see that in a lot of fiction. Most apocalyptic fiction works due to a lot of people wanting to have some excitement rather then a normal job.