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What's an idea you have for a story that you think is really good, but don't have the skill or time to flesh out? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Ragdoll_X@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Shoutout to !writingprompts@lemmy.world, hope yall get more writers over there

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[–] Rocky60@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

A virus has rendered the population of the earth sterile. No new births. Extinction of the human race is inevitable. How would that play out? Absolute lawlessness? No more wars?

[–] souperk@reddthat.com 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

reminds of the children of men movie

[–] scorpious@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

That’s because it is Children of Men.

[–] DivergentHarmonics@sopuli.xyz 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Societies would probably degenerate to absolute chaos. Relevant book exists: The Children of Men
film: Children of Men, 2006 (trigger alert: realistic brutality!)

[–] Ragdoll_X@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'd guess a lot more unprotected sex and IVF

[–] Rocky60@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Cocaine and hookers is the new religion