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Oh nice! This is Discordian 5-act structure. Chaos: Our protagonist, New Tech, arises. Discord: As a consequence, the first antagonist looms: Unintended Conse
by lidHanteyk 7y ago
Oh nice! This is Discordian 5-act structure.
Chaos: Our protagonist, New Tech, arises.
Discord: As a consequence, the first antagonist looms: Unintended Consequences.
Confusion: New Tech is not dissuaded. It moves boldly, embracing what it sees as positive change in the world.
Bureaucracy: Unintended Consequences summons the evil power of Somebody Else's Problem, and reveals their true face: Angry Mobs.
The Aftermath: The Government steps in. They ban New Tech, establish a Committee to Study Somebody Else's Problem, set up a fund for Unintended Consequences, and violently suppress the Angry Mobs.
Recall that, in Discordian 5-act, the protagonist is arbitrary, and usually chosen to maximize irony, bathos, or confusion. Our goal is to remind the audience of how silly it was to think of anything or anybody as morally absolved.