 Would you like to live in the SR universe?, Soy, Acid Rain, Invae, Woohoo!!! |
 Jul 7 2006, 06:10 PM
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On one hand, you have magic and gizmos and gadgets. Magic fucking rocks, and if the Awakening happens, I will become a mage by virtue of my rocking. Crippled people will walk and manipulate things again because of cloned organs and cyberware. Most current diseases will have been cured because of crazy unethical medical research.
On the other hand, you have soy food, monsters that go bump and "grr eat human" in the night, and megacorporate control. Oh, and cybered gangs, and drugs, and coffin motels, and... you get the point. So which world would you live in, our world, or the world of sort-of-darkness? |
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Jul 10 2006, 10:27 AM
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And somehow this is worse than being constantly on some video recording and knowing that stores choose their background music, color schemes, ambient odors and other details to try to get you to buy something? You are already being spied upon and manipulated. You can dismiss it with claims such as "I'm not doing anything that will get problematic attention," but that works just as well with the mages. |
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emo samurai Would you like to live in the SR universe? Jul 7 2006, 06:10 PM
Platinum yes, but only if I was magically active. Jul 7 2006, 06:33 PM James McMurray I've got no problems being a corporate lackey ... Jul 7 2006, 06:38 PM Shrike30 Live in the SR world? Where the OTHER 1% of the p... Jul 7 2006, 06:39 PM James McMurray Apart from the magic, we're well on our way to... Jul 7 2006, 06:42 PM PBTHHHHT QUOTE (Shrike30) Live in the REAL world? Where th... Jul 7 2006, 06:48 PM Shrike30 Heh. Jul 7 2006, 06:49 PM emo samurai Yeah, magic should even things out. Jul 7 2006, 06:54 PM Sahandrian Yes. Because if I don't get magic, I can still... Jul 7 2006, 07:11 PM Backgammon It's a DYSTOPIA. EVERYTHING has gone wrong. On... Jul 7 2006, 07:13 PM emo samurai What if you were a magician? Jul 7 2006, 07:14 PM deek I would certainly be up for that...although I woul... Jul 7 2006, 07:18 PM hyzmarca The trick to living comfortably in SR is the same ... Jul 7 2006, 08:04 PM BookWyrm If I were a mage, oh hell yes. Jul 7 2006, 08:05 PM emo samurai Dude, mages rock. Jul 7 2006, 08:10 PM Shrike30 QUOTE (hyzmarca) The trick to living comfortably i... Jul 7 2006, 08:13 PM stevebugge No thanks. If I wanted to live in an SR like sett... Jul 7 2006, 08:51 PM Kyoto Kid ...only if I were human and lived in the Swiss Con... Jul 7 2006, 08:53 PM Butterblume I so voted no... Jul 7 2006, 09:01 PM James McMurray QUOTE (Shrike30) QUOTE (hyzmarca @ Jul 7 2006... Jul 7 2006, 10:16 PM emo samurai What do you mean by peachy? I thought that the ave... Jul 7 2006, 11:30 PM FanGirl You just described the average megacorp office of ... Jul 8 2006, 12:10 AM mfb jesus christ, no. the fact that the real world is ... Jul 8 2006, 12:29 AM DragginSPADE I voted no as well.
I like being able to do my... Jul 8 2006, 01:03 AM PBTHHHHT oh c'mon draggin, you can lose the arm... and ... Jul 8 2006, 01:29 AM Demon_Bob Do I get to be someone the rich or powerful come t... Jul 8 2006, 01:53 AM James McMurray QUOTE (emo samurai) What do you mean by peachy? I ... Jul 8 2006, 02:16 AM Herald of Verjigorm QUOTE (Demon_Bob) Do I get to be someone the rich ... Jul 8 2006, 02:32 AM Kyoto Kid QUOTE (Kyoto Kid)...only if I were human and lived... Jul 10 2006, 04:40 AM ShadowDragon8685 QUOTE (Herald of Verjigorm) QUOTE (Demon_Bob ... Jul 10 2006, 09:11 AM Witness I suppose it would kind of depend if you got to ch... Jul 10 2006, 09:42 AM Witness Uh no. They don't read my emotions or astrally... Jul 10 2006, 02:19 PM nezumi I'd prefer to live in 2060 than have to live t... Jul 10 2006, 02:22 PM SL James QUOTE (Witness) Uh no. They don't read my emot... Jul 10 2006, 03:16 PM Witness Well that just flags up the whole problem of there... Jul 10 2006, 03:29 PM mfb yeah. i'm not sure the people who voted 'y... Jul 10 2006, 04:40 PM James McMurray Nope, but I wouldn't be living in Gaza, I... Jul 10 2006, 04:46 PM Witness I think this might be where the question breaks do... Jul 10 2006, 05:26 PM James McMurray Nope, I wouldn't be rich and uber. I'd mos... Jul 10 2006, 05:39 PM Witness And you'd still rather live in the SR universe... Jul 10 2006, 05:45 PM James McMurray Why not? Overall the life a typical citizen doesn... Jul 10 2006, 05:58 PM PBTHHHHT QUOTE (James McMurray) [*]placing yourself in a po... Jul 10 2006, 06:10 PM Witness Hmm. You build a decent case there, James. But it ... Jul 10 2006, 06:20 PM nezumi I'd have to toss my chips in with James.
I... Jul 10 2006, 06:29 PM Witness So they've tried to create a game that's a... Jul 10 2006, 06:55 PM nezumi They built a world based on the extreme fears of t... Jul 10 2006, 07:09 PM stevebugge QUOTE (Witness) So they've tried to create a g... Jul 10 2006, 07:10 PM Witness It's about the most flagrant case of 'the ... Jul 10 2006, 07:20 PM Lindt QUOTE (mfb) Jesus christ, no. the fact that the re... Jul 10 2006, 07:32 PM nezumi QUOTE (Witness) It's about the most flagrant c... Jul 10 2006, 08:34 PM James McMurray QUOTE You've probably lost all your savings in... Jul 10 2006, 08:37 PM SL James QUOTE (Witness)Your 14-year old daughter comes hom... Jul 10 2006, 08:59 PM nezumi Being the sort of person I am, I really would pref... Jul 10 2006, 09:06 PM James McMurray I guess it all boils down to the view you have of ... Jul 10 2006, 09:10 PM mfb QUOTE (James McMurray) * quirks of fa... Jul 10 2006, 09:20 PM James McMurray Yeah, there are large areas of crime. I'll be ... Jul 10 2006, 09:33 PM Witness QUOTE (nezumi @ Jul 10 2006, 03:34 PM) I thin... Jul 10 2006, 10:45 PM stevebugge Time for a spin-off thread I think Jul 10 2006, 10:52 PM mfb QUOTE (James McMurray)Yeah, there are large areas ... Jul 10 2006, 11:46 PM James McMurray Or you go about your life blissfully. I'm sure... Jul 10 2006, 11:51 PM mfb i should have explained the stock market thing bet... Jul 10 2006, 11:59 PM SL James QUOTE (mfb) today, if you stick to brightly-lit ar... Jul 11 2006, 01:10 AM hyzmarca QUOTE (mfb) consider the crime rate in SR to today... Jul 11 2006, 01:42 AM mfb QUOTE (hyzmarca)That's the same as today only ... Jul 11 2006, 02:01 AM James McMurray I meant that people wouldn't follow the stock ... Jul 11 2006, 03:14 AM mfb it's not just Puyallup, though. every district... Jul 11 2006, 04:30 AM Witness Some way above I took a whole bunch of everyday an... Jul 11 2006, 07:57 AM ShadowDragon8685 That's more of a human phenomina. Almost anyth... Jul 11 2006, 09:03 AM SL James I wouldn't call Dumpshockers ordinary by any s... Jul 11 2006, 09:04 AM Witness Yes, as I was typing that I was aware that the ter... Jul 11 2006, 09:11 AM Nidhogg QUOTE (Witness) After all, everyday joes end up pa... Jul 11 2006, 11:12 AM Witness Doh. Jul 11 2006, 12:49 PM nezumi QUOTE (mfb) i should have explained the stock mark... Jul 11 2006, 01:30 PM Neverborn this is my inner nerd speaking by all means
Well ... Jul 11 2006, 07:10 PM SL James Gah. Your description sounds like hipster Hell. Jul 11 2006, 07:44 PM Neverborn I think i was shooting for that Jul 11 2006, 08:00 PM Nidhogg QUOTE (Witness) Doh.
What can I say? I like ge... Jul 11 2006, 08:08 PM NightmareX QUOTE (mfb)jesus christ, no. the fact that the rea... Jul 12 2006, 10:35 PM mfb *shrug* you're assuming you'd be a badass ... Jul 12 2006, 10:42 PM NightmareX QUOTE (mfb)*shrug* you're assuming you'd b... Jul 12 2006, 11:03 PM hyzmarca You don't have to be a baddass shadowrunner so... Jul 12 2006, 11:14 PM mfb if you really want that, you can join any number o... Jul 12 2006, 11:16 PM NightmareX QUOTE (mfb)if you really want that, you can join a... Jul 12 2006, 11:36 PM mfb then, regardless, your chance at "really livi... Jul 12 2006, 11:50 PM Shadow I want the the guns, cars, cyber and other toys. S... Jul 13 2006, 12:14 AM James McMurray QUOTE (NightmareX) I voted yes for this very reaso... Jul 13 2006, 12:17 AM James McMurray Does living under a bridge count? It was spring so... Jul 13 2006, 12:18 AM ShadowDragon8685 It's all about the cyberware for me. Unless I ... Jul 13 2006, 07:52 AM Grinder Being able to get some cyberware installed (especi... Jul 13 2006, 09:57 AM Witness I could happily live in a future with elf chicks, ... Jul 13 2006, 10:01 AM Grinder Or you could do your best to make the world a bett... Jul 13 2006, 10:06 AM SL James Like any hot elf chick would be interested in a me... Jul 13 2006, 11:06 AM Grinder As long as I enjoy my job, I don't care if I... Jul 13 2006, 11:13 AM NightmareX QUOTE (James McMurray) IMO SR crime is flashier, g... Jul 14 2006, 06:58 AM NightmareX QUOTE (mfb)then, regardless, your chance at ... Jul 14 2006, 07:05 AM mfb QUOTE (Grinder)I don't think my profession wil... Jul 14 2006, 07:05 AM Grinder Germany is a wonderful country, isn't it? Jul 14 2006, 07:10 AM Milton QUOTE (Shrike30) Live in the SR world? Where the ... Jul 14 2006, 08:38 AM
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