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->''"I get a lot of people saying that because I used to be in UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}} , I was so fortunate and that I'm stupid for moving to the mainland. Honestly? Hawaii is a real mixed bag - on one hand, you have the culture, constant flip-flop weather, rain everyday, [[SceneryPorn the most beautiful scenery in the Pacific]]. On the other? It's [[CrackIsCheaper expensive as hell]], since the price of almost everything is jacked up. You know the stereotype of hawaiians liking that disgusting canned meat? It's because that's the only thing that won't deplete your entire paycheck. If you're one of those geeks who people beat up on a lot? It's utterly pilau. For one, you can NOT keep a secret in Hawai'i. The reason nobody gossips, even in Honolulu is because it'll reach the person you talked about in days if not hours. Get in a high school that has a reputation for being a borderline reform school? Guess what - everyone KNOWS it, and that says a LOT about your character. Hawai'i is also your time zone. If I say, lived in [[FlyoverCountry Indiana]], I could log onto the web and talk with friends who understand me. In Hawai'i? Everyone in the mainland is in bed during peak logon times - Everyone in Guam, New Zealand, or Australia is still at work, so who's online? The people who just beat you up at school. Better hope the people on the other islands don't have friends with the people you got in a spat with over lunch. It's utter heaven if you are friends with the locals... but if you're a social exile, you have less places to hide on an island than you do in the nice big mainland. It's a gilded cage for an introverted geeky person who people love to pick on for no good reason. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Also the bugs are terrible.]]"''

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->''"I get a lot of people saying that because I used to be in UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}} , I was so fortunate and that I'm stupid for moving to the mainland. Honestly? Hawaii is a real mixed bag - on one hand, you have the culture, constant flip-flop weather, rain everyday, [[SceneryPorn the most beautiful scenery in the Pacific]]. On the other? It's [[CrackIsCheaper expensive as hell]], [[AdamSmithHatesYourGuts since the price of almost everything is jacked up.up]]. You know the stereotype of hawaiians liking that disgusting canned meat? It's because that's the only thing that won't deplete your entire paycheck. If you're one of those geeks who people beat up on a lot? It's utterly pilau. For one, you can NOT keep a secret in Hawai'i. The reason nobody gossips, even in Honolulu is because it'll reach the person you talked about in days if not hours. Get in a high school that has a reputation for being a borderline reform school? Guess what - everyone KNOWS it, and that says a LOT about your character. Hawai'i is also your time zone. If I say, lived in [[FlyoverCountry Indiana]], I could log onto the web and talk with friends who understand me. In Hawai'i? Everyone in the mainland is in bed during peak logon times - Everyone in Guam, New Zealand, or Australia is still at work, so who's online? The people who just beat you up at school. Better hope the people on the other islands don't have friends with the people you got in a spat with over lunch. It's utter heaven if you are friends with the locals... but if you're a social exile, you have less places to hide on an island than you do in the nice big mainland. It's a gilded cage for an introverted geeky person who people love to pick on for no good reason. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Also the bugs are terrible.]]"''

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->'''Ken:''' What did you find out?\\
'''Tommy:''' That there are more criminals in this town than in prison.
-->-- ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity''



->'''Ken:''' What did you find out?\\
'''Tommy:''' That there are more criminals in this town than in prison.
-->-- ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity''
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->'''Ken:''' What did you find out?\\
'''Tommy:''' That there are more criminals in this town than in prison.
-->-- ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity''
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->[[PathOfInspiration The cult]] compound looks like paradise, at least compared to [[AfterTheEnd the rest of the world]]. It’s well kept; the people are [[AffablyEvil clean, friendly, and organized]], and there’s even fresh food. It’s also secure, with fences, gatehouses, and armed guards on duty at all times...
-->--"No Room In Hell - Post-Apocalypse," ''TabletopGame/TheEndOfTheWorld: Zombie Apocalypse''

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->Government: [[MetaphoricallyTrue The government wants to make sure the citizens are happy]]. [[note]] Every single sentence here is almost identical to the sentences under the utopia entry - except for the government title, which is ''completely'' identical to the utopia entry[[/note]]
-->--''Civilization,'' by Vylar Kaftan

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->Government: [[MetaphoricallyTrue The government wants to make sure the citizens are happy]].
-->--''Civilization,'' by Vylar Kaftan
[[note]] Every single sentence here is almost identical to the sentences under the utopia entry - except for the government title, which is ''completely'' identical to the utopia entry[[/note]]
-->--''Civilization,'' by Vylar Kaftan


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->I prepared to enter [[EldritchLocation his realm]], expecting to encounter guardians who would seek to tear into me with talons and fangs. At the least I assumed I would find bastions to bar my progress. I found none. The land before me was open and pristine. Its fields shimmered like gold and its forests bore fruits of sapphires and emeralds. I took a step into this place and [[LotusEaterMachine instantly knew I was lost just as surely as if I had been impaled on a debtor’s spike]].
-->--'''Cardinal Wogalta,''' on Slaanesh's realm, ''TabletopGame/BlackCrusade: The Tome Of Excess''
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-->-- ''The Cat''' ''WesternAnimation/Coraline''

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-->-- ''The Cat''' ''WesternAnimation/Coraline''
'''The Cat''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}''
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->"You may think that [The Other World] is a dream come true, but you're wrong."

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->"You may think that [The Other World] is a dream come true, but you're wrong."
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->"You may think that [The Other World] is a dream come true, but you're wrong."
-->-- ''The Cat''' ''WesternAnimation/Coraline''
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-->--''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}: Beastmen Army Book (6th Edition)''

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-->--''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}: Beastmen Bretonnia Army Book (6th (5th Edition)''
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->Travellers reported that Mousillon was the most wondrous city in [[TheGoodKingdom Bretonnia]], more splendid even that the capital Couronne. The city seemed charmed, its people happy and content. In summer, the [[AsceticAesthetic white walls of the buildings]] sparkled in the sun, and in winter, when the rest of the land shivered under the snow, soft breezes kept the streets and houses warm.
->But like a gilded goblet made by a shoddy craftsman, the glittering surface of Mousillon hid a rotten interior. The port's prosperity was not due to the hard work and honest of its citizens, but was fuelled by the sorcery of [[EvilSorcerer Malfleur]] and the corrupt dealings of [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Maldred]]. Though in daytime, the city streets bustled with all the usual activity of a busy port, the inhabitants of Mousillon had the curious habit of [[FascistsBedTime never leaving their homes after dark]]. At night, the only things that moved through the dark streets of the city were packs of rats and the crews of the night-calling ships. Wrapped in cloaks, hoods pulled over their faces, these silent strangers moved mysterious bundles of cargo backwards and forwards between the dockside warehouses and their sleek black-sailed ships...
-->--''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}: Beastmen Army Book (6th Edition)''
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->Behind the [[SceneryPorn palace-lined boulevards]] and [[Music/JohannSebastianBach Bach]] [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome fugues]], however, boiled a witch's cauldron of secret societies, occultism and debauchery. The upper class of England applauded the easy verses of Pope and the mannered wit of Fielding, then adjourned to revel in drunken lust at the [[DenOfIniquity Hellfire Clubs]]. In France, Madame de Montespan commissioned Black Masses with [[WouldHurtAChild infant sacrifices]] to draw the King's love, then to kill him. Few remember that [[UsefulNotes/IsaacNewton the arch-scientist Newton]] spent more time studying alchemy than gravity. [[ReligionOfEvil The Followers of Set]] flourished in "Enlightened" Europe.

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->Behind the [[SceneryPorn palace-lined boulevards]] and [[Music/JohannSebastianBach Bach]] [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic fugues]], however, boiled a witch's cauldron of secret societies, occultism and debauchery. The upper class of England applauded the easy verses of Pope and the mannered wit of Fielding, then adjourned to revel in drunken lust at the [[DenOfIniquity Hellfire Clubs]]. In France, Madame de Montespan commissioned Black Masses with [[WouldHurtAChild infant sacrifices]] to draw the King's love, then to kill him. Few remember that [[UsefulNotes/IsaacNewton the arch-scientist Newton]] spent more time studying alchemy than gravity. [[ReligionOfEvil The Followers of Set]] flourished in "Enlightened" Europe.
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->'''Peri:''' Tog, are you sure we're going the right way? It [[BazaarOfTheBizarre looks like we took a wrong turn]] east of Literature/AliBabaAndTheFortyThieves.
->'''Tog:''' Pay no heed to it, Peri. [[EldritchLocation This place]] confounds the senses, masks its dark intent with gaudy colours and bright lights. The [[RealityIsOutToLunch plague that turned my world on its head]] is here, corrupting everything.
-->--''Audioplay/BigFinishDoctorWho: [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho056AxisOfInsanity Axis Of Insanity]]''
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->Behind the [[SceneryPorn palace-lined boulevards]] and [[Music/JohannSebastianBach Bach]] [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome fugues]], however, boiled a witch's cauldron of secret societies, occultism and debauchery. The upper class of England applauded the easy verses of Pope and the mannered wit and Fielding, then adjourned to revel in drunken lust at the [[DenOfIniquity Hellfire Clubs]]. In France, Madame de Montespan commissioned Black Masses with [[WouldHurtAChild infant sacrifices]] to draw the King's love, then to kill him. Few remember that [[UsefulNotes/IsaacNewton the arch-scientist Newton]] spent more time studying alchemy than gravity. [[ReligionOfEvil The Followers of Set]] flourished in "Enlightened" Europe.

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->Behind the [[SceneryPorn palace-lined boulevards]] and [[Music/JohannSebastianBach Bach]] [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome fugues]], however, boiled a witch's cauldron of secret societies, occultism and debauchery. The upper class of England applauded the easy verses of Pope and the mannered wit and of Fielding, then adjourned to revel in drunken lust at the [[DenOfIniquity Hellfire Clubs]]. In France, Madame de Montespan commissioned Black Masses with [[WouldHurtAChild infant sacrifices]] to draw the King's love, then to kill him. Few remember that [[UsefulNotes/IsaacNewton the arch-scientist Newton]] spent more time studying alchemy than gravity. [[ReligionOfEvil The Followers of Set]] flourished in "Enlightened" Europe.
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->''9: Dystopia''
->Medicine: [[WeWillHavePerfectHealthInTheFuture Disease has been eliminated]], and people live to be 120 in perfect health. [[DeconstructedTrope As a result]], [[OverpopulationCrisis your world is overpopulated and resources are scarce]].
->Agriculture: Food is mass-produced so that there is plenty for everyone. [[TamperingWithFoodAndDrink Special additives in the food]] [[{{Brainwashed}} guarantee obedience to the government]].
->Employment: Everyone is guaranteed a job that pays a living wage, so that people are trapped in nightmarish jobs that they can't leave.
->Housing: [[FalseReassurance No-one is homeless]]. People without homes live in [[HellholePrison institutions]], where they are subject to [[PlayingWithSyringes conditioning and experiments]].
->Education: Citizens may study any available information. [[OrwellianEditor The government provides the information]] that citizens are authorized to see, and [[BigBrotherIsWatching records who is reading it]].
->Law: All issues are decided by fair courts. Mistakes, of course, are never made. [[KangarooCourt How could they be?]]
->Government: [[MetaphoricallyTrue The government wants to make sure the citizens are happy]]. [[note]] Every single sentence here is almost identical to the sentences under the utopia entry - except for the government title, which is ''completely'' identical to the utopia entry[[/note]]
-->--''Civilization,'' by Vylar Kaftan
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->Now let's stroll through the heavens like aristomocrats\\
To the sound of [[TheKlan white supremacists in fancy blue hats]]\\
Yes, [[DeliberateValuesDissonance the segregated toilets]], how they shine like the sun\\
Ain't freedom grand? Ain't we got fun?
-->--'''Music/BrentalFloss,''' ''The VideoGame/BioshockInfinite Song''
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->Behind the [[SceneryPorn palace-lined boulevards]] and [[Music/JohannSebastianBach Bach]] [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome fugues]], however, boiled a witch's cauldron of secret societies, occultism and debauchery. The upper class of England applauded the easy verses of Pope and the mannered wit and Fielding, then adjourned to revel in drunken lust at the [[DenOfIniquity Hellfire Clubs]]. In France, Madame de Montespan commissioned Black Masses with [[WouldHurtAChild infant sacrifices]] to draw the King's love, then to kill him. Few remember that [[UsefulNotes/IsaacNewton the arch-scientist Newton]] spent more time studying alchemy than gravity. [[ReligionOfEvil The Followers of Set]] flourished in "Enlightened" Europe.
-->--''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade - Clanbook: Followers of Set (revised)''
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->''"No TV, movies suck,''\\

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->''"No TV, [[DorkAge movies suck,''\\suck]],''\\



''all girls have a guy's haircut!''\\

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''all ''[[BoyishShortHair all girls have a guy's haircut!''\\haircut]]!''\\
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''Wear a suit to breakfast!''\\
''Underwear that laces up,''\\

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''Wear ''[[ImpracticallyFancyOutfit Wear a suit to breakfast!''\\
''Underwear that laces up,''\\up]],''\\



''Crank your car to make it start,''\\

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''Crank ''[[ThePennyfarthingEffect Crank your car to make it start,''\\start]],''\\
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->''"No TV, movies suck,\\
I'm here with my gal,
Shake your hands, kick around
Wear a suit to breakfast!\\
Underwear that laces up,
all girls have a guy's haircut!\\
Crank your car to make it start,

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->''"No TV, movies suck,\\
I'm
suck,''\\
''I'm
here with my gal,
Shake
gal, ''\\
''Shake
your hands, kick around
Wear
around''\\
''Wear
a suit to breakfast!\\
Underwear
breakfast!''\\
''Underwear
that laces up,
all
up,''\\
''all
girls have a guy's haircut!\\
Crank
haircut!''\\
''Crank
your car to make it start,start,''\\
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Wear a suit to breakfast!

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Wear a suit to breakfast!breakfast!\\



all girls have a guy's haircut!

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all girls have a guy's haircut!haircut!\\
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->''"No TV, movies suck,\\
I'm here with my gal,
Shake your hands, kick around
Wear a suit to breakfast!
Underwear that laces up,
all girls have a guy's haircut!
Crank your car to make it start,
[[ThePlague you will die of measles]]!"''
-->-- '''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qXTw2gX5NA the Roaring Twenties]]
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->'''Dan:''' Ah. There it is. The daily reminder that the world I live in is a bleak hellscape.\\
'''Aaryanna:''' At least it's a colourful one?
-->''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures''
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->''"All utopias are depressing because they leave no room for chance, for difference, for the 'miscelaneous.' Everything has been set in order and order reigns. Behind every utopia is a great taxonomic design: a place for each thing and each thing in its place."''
-->--'''Georges Perec'''
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->''"A paradise deep in the fog. Clear the fog, and you will be surrounded by more happiness. Head for the Tree of Eden with the fruit of paradise in hand."''
-->--'''A tablet in Eden''', ''VideoGame/LaMulana''
->''"[[spoiler:[[WelcomeToHell Welcome to the paradise of the eternally lost.]] In times past, this place was called '''Eden'''. Now it is an accursed site of war, where vengeful spirits are lost, wandering the paths of life. Those who enter Eden, do not make light of this place."]]''
-->--'''The same tablet''', after the relevant puzzle is completed

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->''"A paradise deep in the fog. Clear the fog, [[SchmuckBait and you will be surrounded by more happiness.happiness]]. Head for the Tree of Eden with the fruit of paradise in hand."''
-->--'''A -->-- '''A stone tablet in Eden''', ''VideoGame/LaMulana''
''VideoGame/LaMulana'' (remake)

->''"[[spoiler:[[WelcomeToHell Welcome to the paradise of the eternally lost.]] lost]]. In times past, this place was called '''Eden'''. Now it is an accursed site of war, where vengeful spirits are lost, wandering the paths of life. Those who enter Eden, do not make light of this place."]]''
-->--'''The
place]]."''
-->-- '''The
same tablet''', after stone tablet [[spoiler:in the relevant puzzle is completed
Gate of Illusion]]''', ''VideoGame/LaMulana'' (remake)
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-> ''"Slap some rainbows everywhere, and boom! The world's still fucked up, but boy is it CUUUUUTE!!!"''
-->-- '''President Meat''', ''Webcomic/{{Sparklecare}}''
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Perhaps 'Pretty Great' itself performs Solomon’s point, pandering as it does to the millennial optimism of millions of young people who see not the world as it is but as it is on the selective reality of their {{Facebook}} feeds--on what they see right now. Our doom is programmed in the optimism that is the defining characteristic of our human condition. Thus our doom is programmed in us. We were meant to be this way. [[InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves We were meant to end the world.]] Woo-hoo!"''

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Perhaps 'Pretty Great' itself performs Solomon’s point, pandering as it does to the millennial optimism of millions of young people who see not the world as it is but as it is on the selective reality of their {{Facebook}} Website/{{Facebook}} feeds--on what they see right now. Our doom is programmed in the optimism that is the defining characteristic of our human condition. Thus our doom is programmed in us. We were meant to be this way. [[InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves We were meant to end the world.]] Woo-hoo!"''
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->''"A paradise deep in the fog. Clear the dog, and you will be surrounded by more happiness. Head for the Tree of Eden with the fruit of paradise in hand."''

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->''"A paradise deep in the fog. Clear the dog, fog, and you will be surrounded by more happiness. Head for the Tree of Eden with the fruit of paradise in hand."''
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->''"Ilium's just [[WretchedHive Omega]] with expensive shoes."''

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->''"Ilium's ->''"Ilium is just [[WretchedHive Omega]] with expensive shoes."''
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->''"Ilium's just [[WretchedHive Omega]] with expensive shoes."''
-->-- '''Tela Vasir''', ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''
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->''I've seen the future, you know what it is!? It's a [[NoSexAllowed 47-year-old virgin]] sitting around in his beige pajamas, drinking [[{{Veganopia}} a banana-broccoli shake]], singing "I'm an Oscar Meyer Wiener"! You live up top, you live [[BigBad Cocteau]]'s way: [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill what he wants, when he wants, how he wants]]! The alternative? Come [[AbsurdlySpaciousSewer down here]], [[SadisticChoice maybe starve to death]].''
-->-- '''Edgar Friendly''', ''Film/DemolitionMan''

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