The world of Shrek has tons of cool magic in it, sign me up! But also most cartoon/animation worlds, where you can survive all sorts of physical shenanigans with no injuries or consequences.
Frankly, any cozy-game universe would probably be perfect. Stardew Valley, Harvest Moon, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Disney Dreamlight Valley. Even if I end up bored of all the happiness, I can go villain then later have a redemption arc.
Less well known but,
Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers or
The nine worlds of The Hands of the Emporer by Victoria Goddard
nice people doing the best they can, in a world that isn’t like our current dystopia
In Psalm, would you want to be a robot or a human?
Just assumed I had to be a human, but now given the choice, I’ll take life as a robot.
I want to live in Gorjo City. Post stipend, please.
Just like Mona Lisa, a manga (soon to be anime) where people are born genderless and at 12, they choose which puberty to go through.
Yes I’m trans, why do you ask? 😆
Trix commercials. I get to steal food from that rabbit all day with zero consequences.
No. You got it all backwards.
That’s the world where you can’t even pour a bowl a cereal without a cartoon character trying to steal it!
Star Trek
As someone with some profound ADHD that has affected my career, I have to say, I would be fucking amazing in the Star Trek universe. For someone with an interest-based focus ability, a society where the standard of social merit is, “do cool shit you’re passionate about,” would be Heaven. I can do things. I can do amazing things. When I’m passionate about something, I can move mountains. But stick me in a cubicle and ask me to do the same grind day in, day out? I really struggle. Some people say they would just disappear forever into the Holodeck. But for me, the coolest thing about the Star Trek universe is that regular people can simply do whatever they’re most passionate about, without concern for monetary profit.
Can’t imagine what specific passion you might have. Unforeseeable, that.
Sure, you can live in the Star Trek universe. In 2026.
Enjoy the impending Eugenics Wars and Post-Atomic Horror.
We’re getting close to the Bell riots.
The Bell Riots were supposed to have happened two years ago.
Yeah the timeline is a little messed up. Pretty sure it just got delayed
Haha I was gonna reply with something similar. If you choose the Star Trek universe, then you’d better get awfully specific about when, where, and who you are.
Easy. A post-scarcity world sounds amazing. Never have to really worry about the necessities, just explore whatever art or joy you have.
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Okay B
The culture series by Ian Banks.
This is what I was going to say!
This or Star Trek are the only serious answers.
Like, oldfangled Trek though, where everyone is highly educated and extremely competent and people turn the lights on more often than not.
IMO I would be surprised if anyone who has read the Culture series doesn’t say the Culture. That’s where I’ll be.
1000%. Functionally unlimited lifespan in which to explore the universe, in a super-intelligent ship that contains the sum of civilizational knowledge? Hell yeah, sign me up!
Seconded.
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For both you have to be — this depressed and traumatized and fueled with controlled rage
Whichever universe food commercials take place in as soon as someone says their hungry the most beautiful food appears instantly but somehow no one ever gets fat. I know that IRL those commercials use paint, woodchips and all sort of nasty stuff to get it looking like that, but IN UNIVERSE everyone loves it.
The cable guy porn universe.
Just let me live somewhere in the Super Mario universe. Reality is cruel and complicated. Let me be a weirdo hermet npc that gives tips to Mario and Luigi when they find my secret cabin.
Futurama. People go to the moon for donuts, there are fast food joints even in the furthest reaches of space, you can go any part of the world in less than a second, most, keyword MOST, robots cater to your needs, you can live literally anywhere, and silly, adventurous stuff happen all the time.
Also, the various lengths of wire.
Also, euthanasia is socially accepted. And cheap!
Except there’s a bullshit little delivery company in New New York calling down all manner of hell upon us on a weekly basis.
Arcane - League of Legends (NOT the game).
Starfield. Its boring as fuk, and that’s what you want. Nice quiet life. With spaceships.
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