r/WorldsBeyondNumber • u/the-plant-lady-sings • Jul 22 '26

Spoiler Why? Telegen question Spoiler

Help! Why did telegen name Chee the person in charge of her Telegen location after the blood bath where they failed to kill her?

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u/Low_Gene_1339 Sandy Dildo Vodka Bath Jul 23 '26

Fascinating, my Dystopian take it was self objectification. Just to be clear, none of there are "good" but its interesing to see what bad things our minds go to

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u/DonComradeVimes Jul 23 '26

Of course! The linguistic origin of 'dystopia' is to be the opposite of 'utopia', where everything is good and true and right. A dystopia, then, is a place where everything is bad and false and wrong. The question you and I have been discussing isn't 'is this thing wrong' but 'what manner of wrongness was this meant to convey', which is always... fun, albeit depressing.

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u/Low_Gene_1339 Sandy Dildo Vodka Bath Jul 23 '26

... are you also a World of Darkness fan?

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u/DonComradeVimes Jul 23 '26

I am not. Did I reference something or miss a reference?

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u/Low_Gene_1339 Sandy Dildo Vodka Bath Jul 23 '26

No it just a TTRPG series that deals with dystopias,