Would you curiosity win? Or would the fear of death win?

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If you’ve watched Avatar, I’m talking about city like Ba Sing Se, but IRL.

  • orize@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 days ago

    I think there are too many factors to account for to give a good answer.

    But realistically: If the walled city was stable (relative to what I knowz I can only compare things to what I know and have experienced) and my life was alright or better then or course I would stay. If I had kids in that city I would probably stay.

    If it was a shitty life inside those walls, of course I would find a way to stealthily leave.

  • wanderwisley@lemm.ee
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    10 days ago

    Depends on if the colossal Titan and armored Titan breaks through the wall. And I become radicalized at the sight of my mother being eaten that forces me to bring about the downfall of all humanity.

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    11 days ago

    It’s called New Jersey since those people can’t pump their own gas, they can’t venture into the rest of America haha.

  • Freshparsnip@lemm.ee
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    11 days ago

    I’d suspect there’s something I’m not being told but I wouldn’t be brave enough to find out

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      11 days ago

      Same, I’ve learned the hard way ignorance is bliss. If I am content I wouldn’t try. What’s the saying “As long as someone has hope, they have everything to lose” or something.

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    11 days ago

    I’m not moving out of my Fallout Vault, unless Overseer approves or Water Chip fails.

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    10 days ago

    Shit. There are no walls keeping me in, and no one is telling me the world outside is dangerous, but I barely ever leave anyway. When I do leave, it’s only to a small handful of relatively close places where I feel comfortable.

  • ShadowRam@fedia.io
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    11 days ago

    depends on how difficult it is to leave?

    If you look at space.

    We are on a walled sphere, and my entire life I’ve been told I can’t survive in space.

    Would I visit space? Sure… but I can’t get there.

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      11 days ago

      “walled sphere”…

      Right, right…

      Ice wall around the flat circle maybe… But I’ve been told I can’t find out anyway, too dangerous.

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    I am disabled and unable to drive thus holding a proper job is difficult.

    i’ve been on an effective island with ‘visits’ to ‘the outside’ on rare occasions and largely when picking up things from lowes or family functions.

    What you ask is not a hypothetical for me.

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    Depends on how small or hard/easy life is there. I would argue that there is a sweet spot where if life is just hard enough to keep you busy but comfortable enough to keep you satisfied, most would never care. Too hard and there will be those who would take the risk, too comfortable and there would be those who would seek it out.

    Personally if I lived my exact same life but in that city, I would go out at least once.

  • 667@lemmy.radio
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    11 days ago

    This is the plot of The Village by M Night Shyamalan. Good movie.

  • Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    All it takes is for leadership to slip up one time to start questioning everything else they told you. Like learning the tooth fairy doesn’t exist, casting doubt on the easter bunny and Santa Claus - except there’s incentives for belief. Would I go on with the charade while harbouring doubts? Escape entirely? Depends.

    At the very least I’d carve a glory hole in the wall.