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Contemporary Literary Novels Are Haunted by the Absence of Money
- janandonly 3y agoAny story that doesn’t explain why the protagonist has time and the monetary means to rove about is unrealistic. I remember this really interesting sci-fi book series for young adults. The protagonist had received an unlimited credit card from an unknown entity. It at least explained how he could afford to do what he did .
- 082349872349872 3y agoI was amused by a meme with a photo of the Joker and Harley Quinn, stepping out of a beater with white plastic bags in their hands, captioned something like "when you aren't a billionaire with a butler, you have to stop and pick up dinner before terrorizing Gotham City" (even without talking about finances, the need for lighting and physical camera traversal mean TV "indoor" sets are often way more spacious than their real life counterparts) Compare https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40022954 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40022954 : the basic deal in Cowslip's warren was that in exchange for being well-fed and cultured, the rabbits never spoke of the traps (let alone those unfortunate enough to be caught in them).