/u/Oshojabe's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
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[WP] Humanity discovers why we haven't encounter any alien life - all technologically advanced species ascend by turning themselves into clouds of sentient dark matter hidden from the rest of the universe
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[WP] You're just an ordinary barista, but today you overheard one of your regulars on the phone say, "No, I'm sure it's her - I just can't figure out how erasing her own memory could be part of a plan to take over the world."
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[WP] You're a memory scientist in the year 2435 and you realize that you accidentally deleted way too much of your last client's memory
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[WP] Aliens across the galaxy curse the frequent earthling infestations that pop up in their ships - not humans, rats turn out to be one of the hardiest species in the entire galaxy
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[WP] Carl Linnaeus classified pelicans as an "animalia paradoxa" along with unicorns and hydras. Most people thought it was a mistake, until the strange news reports of pelicans started up all over the world.
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[WP] You've invented a machine that can make people smarter or dumber, but after trying it out you're worried that you might be "stuck" because you're no longer smart enough to remember how to operate the machine
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[WP] Humans don't create their own art any more; they just curate and share the art generated by AI and computer algorithms
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