Post originally by Dan Davenport at 2005-03-05 17:13:01
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Lizard wrote:
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<b>I wasn't involved in this GW book, so I can comment freely. You hit the nail on the head. One of the things which impressed the hell out of me when I saw the drafts of the GW monster book was the running theme of "Things removed from context". Unlike the old GW, where most of the monsters were the result of ATOMIC RADIATION GONE MAD!!!, the theme in the new GW was that the structure in which all of these things made sense has broken down (and, in some cases, there has been additional mutation and chance), resulting in a very Red Dwarf esque feel.</b>
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I was thinking about this some more over lunch today, and it occurred to me that this is a bit like the scientific equivalent of what I like to call "Crazy Money" or the "Michael Jackson Effect".

My theory is that when it comes to being rich, there are three basic levels. At Level 1, you never have to worry about fulfilling your needs again. At Level 2, you never have to worry about fulfilling your <i>wants</i> again. And at Level 3, you still have gobs of money left over after <i>that</i>... at which point, a kind of boredom/God complex kicks in, and you start trying to come up with things to buy just because you <i>can</i>.

Now, substitute limitless scientific prowess for limitless money, and the whole human race for one individual. Science can answer all of your needs <i>and</i> all of your wants, because it's become easy to make just about anything you can imagine.

So, what happens? You start imagining other things to make. Just because you can.

Enter the foam-barfing bears and intelligent penguins.

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Dan Davenport