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I instantly thought of the Starship Troopers line and my brain got really confused because Fascists said it in that one.
This then made me realise that the main difference between most fictional dystopias and real life is that the villains in dystopias are always machiavellian and competent, whereas IRL villains are exceedingly lacking in any type of cleverness or style. Literally stuffed suits pushing lowest common denominators for the sake of power - be it money, influence, or control. Jesus, this made me so sad... There's literally no artistic value in this apocalypse...
I’m right with ya there. So sick of the entire world being wrung dry and mined hollow, all just so that a few people can see a little line go slightly sharper upwards.
And they dont even have the decency to do it with flair. They're all the same mind numbing flavor of old ass bag of bones or misogynistic and racist, or both. Its too much to ask for the world eaters to be burdened by drip. We're crushed to death under a burgeoning sigh instead of maniacal laughter.
This is the biggest sin that the oligarchy commits in my mind. Musk has enough money and power to buy Mount Rushmore and have of carved into a giant ominous skull with a laser built in the eye, or create a lair suspended over an active volcano. Bezos has a listening device in half the homes in America, most villains never manage half a city!
Instead I get to see the world end to neglect. It's bad enough that I have to live trough it, but it's not even exciting to talk about.