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[–] BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml 72 points 1 year ago (6 children)

oh, definitely TNG-era Star Trek.

Socialist Space Utopia where I can be or do whatever I like anywhere I like, free of need and want? Sounds awesome!

What would I do? Explore the endless opportunities!

[–] Fissionami@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago

Star Trek Socialist Space Utopia

That's something totally I'm up for too

[–] uralsolo@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As far as fictional societies to live in goes it's hard to beat an optimistic sci fi setting lmao.

Although I might choose the Ascian civilization from FF14, as long as it's before the Final Days. Eternal life and post scarcity powered by magic, and the way most people self actualize is by literally creating life like gods. If it's early enough I would travel to other planets myself and possibly avert the apocalypse altogether.

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[–] unscholarly_source@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That is until the occasional apocalyptic events (assimilated Earth in First Contact), or the upcoming Dominion War..

[–] Especially_the_lies@startrek.website 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But if you're living on a planet far from the fighting, sure there might be a slight change in your day-to-day, but you wouldn't be consumed by it. Even living in the Alpha Centauri system would be far from the fighting but close enough in to be a core world in the Federation.

[–] buckykat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Breen hit Earth in the Dominion War

[–] BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Plus the Founders caused their own bout of chaos

[–] BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

well, technically, FC assimilated Earth happened in an alternate timeline, but you make a good point about the Domino War and wanting to avoid that. So, yeah, I’d want to arrive after that ended.

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[–] GrouchyLady@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The Shire. I'd just live in my Hobbit hole, eat second breakfasts, and take long walks. Peaceful!

[–] Jamie@jamie.moe 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Bad thing about the shire is, in the books particularly, I get the feeling that the Hobbits are super judgy and talk shit about each other constantly behind their backs.

Which, given that the shire is so small and insular, checks out. What else are they talking about after they finish up about the weather or wondering when Gandalf will show up with fireworks again.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 1 year ago

There's definitely a hobbit HOA and they definitely suck.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

So, a small town?

I moved back to the farm and my fucking god, everyone knows what everyone else is doing to the finest detail. It's a little creepy. Oh, and anyone without a Facebook account has to be hiding something.

[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

I don't think it's canon but didn't Tolkien write sequels where the Hobbits are forced out of the shire by the expanding humans, eventually turning back into the nomadic harfoots they once were?

[–] buckykat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Culture. Live as long as you want, as whatever gender you feel like at the moment, doing whatever you want, with all the recreational drugs you could ever want on tap in your brain, and no scarcity on a living ship touring the galaxy looking for interesting places.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 year ago

And if you're sick of all the utopia, there's always Contact and SC.

[–] HR_Pufnstuf@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Probably one of the future utopias, where there is no need for material wealth, where we have reached the point of being able to upload (and download back again) our consciousness, so we can have virtual worlds and real ones. No scarcity. Where we've mastered wormholes for travel.

[–] freamon@endlesstalk.org 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On one of the Culture worlds, as depicted by Iain M Banks.

I'd just be one of the hedonist citizens though. If Special Circumstances suddenly wanted my involvement, I'd be 'No, thanks!'

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 year ago

I'm having a hard time choosing between an Orbital or a GSV.

But then, I'm also effectively immortal, so why not both for a few thousand years?

[–] Wage_slave@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The Matrix.

All of my fellow humans and brain driven meat related organisms love the matrix and would live to live there.

Don't you, fellow human.

Totally not a bot. Just another radical human having normal human conversations about the matrix.

[–] TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

c/totallynotrobots?

[–] krische@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Who's to say you aren't already living in it?

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Harry Potter/Howarts, but in a boring ass house, or another generation where Voldemort or Voldemort gang are not seen.

[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Granted! But you are still a muggle with zero connection to the magic world. Your life remains unchanged

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

What did I do to you (β€’_β€’)

[–] TheDarkKnight@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

TBH even during Voldemort’s era I don’t think many normal folks were impacted except if they were in the wrong place at the wrong time or briefly when they took over the Ministry. So it’d of been pretty minor overall for your average wizard I think (correct me if I’m wrong, been a while since I read the books).

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

except if they were in the wrong place at the wrong time

Oh, so average LATAM experience, maybe I can cope with it Β―\_(ツ)_/Β―

[–] Tiptopit@feddit.de 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Discworld would be pretty dope, too. Just living my life there as a bystander or maybe become a wizard.

[–] lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Same but then I remember that Anhk-Morpork is supposed to small awful. I'd visit but I can't say I I'd want to live there. But if I could bring some luggage that'd be great.

[–] Lemmylefty@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Dinotopia: cottagecore, atop a hadrosaur.

[–] pyromaster55@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Chilling with hobbits sounds pretty cool.

Eat lots of good, local food, drink loads of beer, smoke tons of weed out of sweet ass churchwarden pipes.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago

The back to the future future without biff and with real hover boards. I'd do normal life

[–] happyhippo@feddit.it 7 points 1 year ago

LOTR.

Would probably die there, tho.

[–] mojo@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Genshin Impact would be pretty sick

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Only if you have a vision (or were godlike before visiting like a certain pair of twins)

One without designer suffering.

[–] TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Forgotten realms. How fucking cool would be to see real magic and dragons and shit.

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[–] SethranKada@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

I like world-building. I'd just choose one of my favorite works.

[–] comfortablydumb@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'd pick the world from Malazan: Book of the Fallen. I'd probably die.

[–] Flyspeck@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

The edible world inside Willy Wonka's chocolate factory.

[–] davoid@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Honalee Frolic in the autumn mist

[–] haych@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

Log Horizon.

I like videogames, being transported to a world that is an MMO, even down to menu boxes would be awesome.

[–] randombullet@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago

Fillory! That world is just crazy. Not the book version, though.

[–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

One of the ones I created in my mind. I'd live happily there until I died.

[–] hoodlem@hoodlem.me 2 points 1 year ago

Wheel of Time world. I’d be a male channeler. Be a healer and such (equivalent of Yellow Ajah). Hopefully don’t go mad.

[–] DeltaManiac@hachyderm.io 2 points 1 year ago

@Fissionami i'd love to go the malazan universe. Probably as mage like Quick Ben.

Probably the Pokemon universe. I'd be the champion in under a month.

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