Would you curiosity win? Or would the fear of death win?

spoiler

If you’ve watched Avatar, I’m talking about city like Ba Sing Se, but IRL.

  • orize@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    37·
    3 个月前

    I think there are too many factors to account for to give a good answer.

    But realistically: If the walled city was stable (relative to what I knowz I can only compare things to what I know and have experienced) and my life was alright or better then or course I would stay. If I had kids in that city I would probably stay.

    If it was a shitty life inside those walls, of course I would find a way to stealthily leave.

  • wanderwisley@lemm.eeEnglish
    21·
    3 个月前

    Depends on if the colossal Titan and armored Titan breaks through the wall. And I become radicalized at the sight of my mother being eaten that forces me to bring about the downfall of all humanity.

  • Freshparsnip@lemm.eeEnglish
    13·
    3 个月前

    I’d suspect there’s something I’m not being told but I wouldn’t be brave enough to find out

    • HexadecimalSky@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 个月前

      Same, I’ve learned the hard way ignorance is bliss. If I am content I wouldn’t try. What’s the saying “As long as someone has hope, they have everything to lose” or something.

  • ShadowRam@fedia.io
    7·
    3 个月前

    depends on how difficult it is to leave?

    If you look at space.

    We are on a walled sphere, and my entire life I’ve been told I can’t survive in space.

    Would I visit space? Sure… but I can’t get there.

    • KingJalopy @lemm.ee
      2·
      3 个月前

      “walled sphere”…

      Right, right…

      Ice wall around the flat circle maybe… But I’ve been told I can’t find out anyway, too dangerous.

  • NABDad@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    3 个月前

    Shit. There are no walls keeping me in, and no one is telling me the world outside is dangerous, but I barely ever leave anyway. When I do leave, it’s only to a small handful of relatively close places where I feel comfortable.

  • Singletona082@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    3 个月前

    I am disabled and unable to drive thus holding a proper job is difficult.

    i’ve been on an effective island with ‘visits’ to ‘the outside’ on rare occasions and largely when picking up things from lowes or family functions.

    What you ask is not a hypothetical for me.

  • eletesEnglish
    6·
    2 个月前

    OP go watch the movie The Village

      • eletesEnglish
        1·
        2 个月前

        Yeah Silo is pretty good, second season was a little slow but still good.

        Also it’s based on books!

  • Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    3 个月前

    I’d probably go insane from living around that many humans. Normal cities are awful for me, I can’t imagine being in one I can never leave.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      2 个月前

      The new neighbourhood layouts are really nice. You’d think there would be a lot of foot traffic but it’s not really crowded. And with actual concrete construction, you hear so little you may as well not have neighbours.

  • Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world
    61·
    3 个月前

    All it takes is for leadership to slip up one time to start questioning everything else they told you. Like learning the tooth fairy doesn’t exist, casting doubt on the easter bunny and Santa Claus - except there’s incentives for belief. Would I go on with the charade while harbouring doubts? Escape entirely? Depends.

    At the very least I’d carve a glory hole in the wall.

  • 667@lemmy.radioEnglish
    5·
    3 个月前

    This is the plot of The Village by M Night Shyamalan. Good movie.

  • earphone843English
    5·
    3 个月前

    For sure. I’d volunteer to be the first person on Venus knowing it would be a death sentence.