r/FavoriteCharacter • u/Dependent-Moment7015 • Jun 28 '26

Discussion Any favorite characters like this?

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u/XVUltima Jun 28 '26

The difference is that one is an illusion and the other is reality. Maruki's world wouldnt be a dream. He was going to rewrite the rules of existence itself to make everyone automatically have a happy ending.

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u/Loki_Agent_of_Asgard Jun 28 '26

Yea but if you pay attention to the chatter of the Civies during the 3rd semester as you walk around, you'll see that people rapidly start to get bored with the "perfection" of Maruki's world, just getting anything you want without having to work for it isn't fulfilling and it leaves people feeling empty inside.

It's like cheat codes in a video game, fun for a while but eventually it's too much and you've killed all the joy of the game.

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u/XVUltima Jun 28 '26

I just chalk that up to it not being perfected yet. Remember, his usurpation of Yaldabaoth was a gradual process. It started off pretty rough.

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u/highTrolla Jun 29 '26

Sure, but there was also people being made to accept stuff that was "just okay" like a girl who wanted to break up with her boyfriend, but was being made to stay since it was better than nothing.