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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 9782935" data-attributes="member: 7635">I think you two succinctly captured the crisis I'm going through. It feels right now that we are doomed to never escape samsara, we will make things better only to lose the progress and fall back into outdated methods of thought. But then, fantasy (and science-fiction) have always been about &quot;what if&quot;, and if this world doesn't live up to our ideals, we can imagine one that does. A world where tieflings aren't chased out of town, where the blacksmith and his husband are normal members of society, where the King is wise and fair. A world where fighting off the minions of darkness from Mordor is more important than the petty feuds between elves, dwarves and men. I KNOW that it can be done. I'm just having a hard time getting over my cynicism. Thankfully, this conversation has been able to put into words a whole lot of thoughts I've had over the last year especially.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 9782935, member: 7635"] I think you two succinctly captured the crisis I'm going through. It feels right now that we are doomed to never escape samsara, we will make things better only to lose the progress and fall back into outdated methods of thought. But then, fantasy (and science-fiction) have always been about "what if", and if this world doesn't live up to our ideals, we can imagine one that does. A world where tieflings aren't chased out of town, where the blacksmith and his husband are normal members of society, where the King is wise and fair. A world where fighting off the minions of darkness from Mordor is more important than the petty feuds between elves, dwarves and men. I KNOW that it can be done. I'm just having a hard time getting over my cynicism. Thankfully, this conversation has been able to put into words a whole lot of thoughts I've had over the last year especially. [/QUOTE]

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