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gandalf_die_12te@lemmy.blahaj.zone a month ago

in an alternative universe, it’s considered “straight” to date someone from your own gender and “non-straight” to date someone from the other gender, and people think it’s weird if you try to date someone from the other gender because … that’s so hard, right? i mean, they’re completely different than yourself, how do you deal with them?

ForeverComical@lemmy.ca a month ago

"The forever war’ is a sci fi classic that has this concept.

Beetschnapps@lemmy.world a month ago

What value is there making shit up wholesale?

“In alternative universe…”

Seriously??? It sounds like it is whatever you invent… aka bullshit you make up to help yourself sleep at night.

Axolotl@feddit.it a month ago

When you see a fiction book do you get annoyed too? It would be quite funny lol

lugal@sopuli.xyz a month ago

In an alternative universe it would be call a thought experiment

Lilac@lemmy.blahaj.zone a month ago

Just imagenig different world/ how society could be different. Its an exercise in imagination that let’s you illustrate how arbitrary culture can be.

I’m genuinely curious, do you like fantasy, or novels in general or are you confused or also annoyed at those things existing?

Techno-rat@lemmy.blahaj.zone a month ago

search up on metaphors, similes and storytelling techniques in general. Humans have had a tradition of fictional storytelling that is older than writing itself.

lol seriously just being mad at the concept of fiction 😂 Go to bed lil guy

Eskarina (she/her)@piefed.blahaj.zone a month ago

I’m intrigued, but need more information on how procreation evolved socially in this world. Is it like an obligation for everyone to do once in a lifetime or something? Or is it something only these perverted and weird straight folk do, like rabbits? Is artificial insemination the biggest scientific accomplishment that society has ever seen?

gandalf_die_12te@lemmy.blahaj.zone a month ago

no, procreating is still possible as non-straight intercourse is considered a necessary part of life, just like work. but nobody likes doing it.

Lilac@lemmy.blahaj.zone a month ago

All reproduction just inheritly means foursomes where the two couples separatly have sex right until the end where they either quickly switch or idk they just scope up the seamen or something

TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone a month ago

I prefer to date those I have something in common with, which is why I prefer to date girls

Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de a month ago

if they don’t breathe air and consume food and water, then i’m sorry but it’s not gonna work

lugal@sopuli.xyz a month ago

But would you ever date a Jessica?

TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone a month ago

It’d be hard, bc that’s totally not my name so we wouldn’t have it in common 😔

lugal@sopuli.xyz a month ago

Can I make it anymore obvious

𝙈𝙞𝙖@quokk.au a month ago

Yes, can you give me the run down on their social groups/hobbies?