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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

"But of course, in Bedford Falls, it was always Christmas Eve."

(If there are any Red Dwarf fans)

Edit: Its probably rude for me not to leave a summary: Red Dwarf was a phenomenal BBC sci-fi comedy in the 80s. I'm referencing the book Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers wherein a game, Better than Life, leaves people festering and wasting away in reality as they're hooked up to a headset living a virtual utopia.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Festering and wasting away in reality... that's me between beat saber levels

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you extremely fucking much. I am always looking for good scifi.

(I strongly recommend the works of Greg Egan and Sam Hughes, if you aren't already familiar.)

There was a similar story in Heavy Metal once upon a time (illus by Corben I think). Desperate people in a nightmare maze running from monsters for years... decades. Turns out it's all a synthetic reality for rehabilitating terrorists. When they finally pop the protag out of his sensosuit he's introduced to an eden of lush jungles and big-tittied women. I won't reveal the punchline.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It's more comedy.