text; un: Merlin

[lludw]

[Since his arrival, whenever Lucius used the Omni he's kept the username of a randomly generated number. He prefers it - an identifier completely separated from identity. And that's the username he'll continue to use when he wants to be consistently recognizable or has to use voice or video. But to comment on something personally important, he believes it's better to adopt a new, unconnected name. It can be its own identity, living through text alone. And now that he knows how to do that, why not test it out with something that's been on his mind?]

There's been a lot of talk about stories lately. Stories about holidays, stories to soothe people, those sorts of things.

What use is a story when it's taken from its people? If it refers to rituals that aren't possible here, or lands we'll never return to, is it simply a way we hold ourselves back? If it's adopted by the very people it was meant to fight against, what are the original people left with?

Does a story remain a useful thing?

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[lludw]

Of course not.

But if the version of history they tell isn't the true one, what are they learning from it?

[entreats]

Well, you can learn stuff even just from stories. That's why fairytales exist in the first place.

[ .. There's a moment of thought, and then after that slight pause, another message is sent. ]

Though I guess that means fake propaganda could also easily be spread. That's how you end up with people like those zealots. [ Not exactly a desirable outcome.. ]