We do not produce, save for a few. We are subject to their whims because they have the supplies we take for granted. At any moment, they could choose to revoke them.
We are at their mercy at least partially because we have placed ourselves there. Yet all most citizens of this place seemed concerned with is their own personal enjoyment. Passing the time. Not surviving on their own, not furthering the community's self-reliance.
[Complacent wraiths, content to bemoan their situation without looking about them.]
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branchandroot
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Date: 2011-12-07 04:40 am (UTC)They give it to us.
We do not produce, save for a few. We are subject to their whims because they have the supplies we take for granted. At any moment, they could choose to revoke them.
We are at their mercy at least partially because we have placed ourselves there. Yet all most citizens of this place seemed concerned with is their own personal enjoyment. Passing the time. Not surviving on their own, not furthering the community's self-reliance.
[Complacent wraiths, content to bemoan their situation without looking about them.]