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Feb 25, 2021 6:19 PM
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phantomfaith88
I think about this often.
Mustymuffins
Now that's the definition of fantasy
StellarJay77
You don't defeat evil with violence and war. That only breeds hatred, suffering, and fear. It serves only to encourage greed and corruption.
redmangc
Then the knights kill the King and before long
Takethejump
Heard the prophesy from an oracle, Walks out holding his head "no, no, no" and the oracle says "weird he didn't ask for any details, oh well
an0therthr0waway
stankginchfurbuger
Then the grandchild comes, thinks wine is just like so great and starts a civil war. Stop asking for magic boys to solve your politics
nekodan
Adorable fairy tale. Would be great!
CharCharBeast
DO IT cause the opposite is the Night Angel Trilogy and that shit makes grown men weep by book 3.
mbos14
Or you abandon him on a mountain and later on get killed by him and he bangs your wife.
SacrificialClam
And when that teenager grows up, he becomes the next King' general and...
RyukR
Cool read but like most things overly simplified. These things are so ingrained in the culture of these groups that you can't just..fix it.
GrandPubabofMoldistan
And that child's name was Albert Einstein
OrionKaelin
The basic plot of many recent Japanese and Korean isekai stories, though the execution of most leaves much to be desired.
trippingthelightfantastic
schrodingerscatstrikesback
Spooner1
"But the King demands that broken things be mended" that line gave me chills and suddenly I was like "HELL YEAH!!!"
IDontLikeTomatoes7
Would be a nice story :) Unfortunately, it's not possible in real life, because of the simple fact that people want what they can't have.
IDontLikeTomatoes7
A person might have more than they need, but that won't stop them from wanting more than what others have, it is why a class divide exists.
IDontLikeTomatoes7
Though, maybe this isn't necessarily a bad thing, I think many good things have come from this trait built into the foundation of people.
hardytardigrade
Awesome series of events, but for that reason it would make a pretty boring story.
Ruhig
Why? There's plenty of tensions there along the way.
JustSomePersonThere
Incorrect
MKUltraMega
You could sell it with attractive actors and lots of sexual tension. Hell, you could squeeze 15 seasons and a couple spin-off out of it.
Petemccabe
This legend is just one part of a much larger, and more dramatic story.
KWJester49
Not when then evil dragon swoops in thats had an extra 25 years to grow and develop
nclu
The first king fell into a coma, the loving son enacted his DNR as was his father's wish.
ZXDunny
That's the point of a functional society. We go through the drama and hardship so our kids don't have to.
OzzyKnight
Not perfect and there are some twists and turns but legend of the ArchMagus is pretty much that.
WilliamKeith
Like, as a story this long, or one for children, it works great.
eathotdog
You can make a good story out of anything
FloodingWaters
well, someone can.
hardytardigrade
exactly! Maybe not me
JimmySmits
"... bc there is enough wealth for everyone to live comfortably" The problem is having enough =/= not wanting more for far too many people.
SirSeaSlugs
Yeah, having a nice king doesn't mean that human greed disappears. Any society has evils and evil people; kings are NOT absolutely powerful.
minipancho94
this is why concepts like UBI are great. everyone gets enough, anyone who wants more is free to earn it. just regulate vulture capitalist
ShaunDreclin
This. People who say "nobody will work if we give them enough money to not die" don't understand necessity vs luxury.
minipancho94
hell, they just dont understand human nature. most people will always want more, and will even consume more when they dont have to horde.
rshini
and people *want* to do things
morelikeconsham
Those would be the corrupt people that were jailed. We can only have peace and prosperity if we do not tolerate white collar greed.
JimmySmits
What about all of the other greeds? You think only rich white collar types would desire more? How long are they jailed? What happens in jail
JimmySmits
If our current reality has taught us anything it should be that jailing people for not meeting societal expectation doesn't help anyone.
morelikeconsham
In a world without hunger, all greed is white collar greed. And when the societal expectation you fail to meet is "don't be so greedy that
morelikeconsham
Other people starve," I don't give a shit if they rot in jail. That's more than they deserve and more than I would give them. Bezos belongs
HeinekenBottle
The King abolished the nobility? Did I read that right? The kings, head of the nobility abolished it?
PennysWorthOfTea
No mention of him leaving an heir. It's reasonable to think he made sure the noble class dies with him.
HeinekenBottle
So he redistributed the wealth without the upper class revolting against him and replacing him as he removed their power?
PennysWorthOfTea
I dunno. Maybe you should pick up the writing prompt and fill in the details on how it was achieved.
HeinekenBottle
The chains of oppression can only be broken through the armed revolution of our working class brothers and sisters! BREAK THE CHAINS!