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[WP] The fact the uncanny valley exists is terrifying. Being scared by things that look almost human but aren't. Other animals do not have this. That means that at some point in our evolution, running away from things that looked almost human was advantageous enough to be imprinted on our genetics.

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[WP] The year is 2050, backwards time travel has been perfected and declassified because they've discovered that our timeline is immutable; the changes you make don't happen in the universe you return to. Travel and entertainment businesses spring up, but someone has found a better way to profit.

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[WP] The end of the world came and went. The cities have crumbled, but 2,000 years later a single nuclear reactor is still operated by the priests of the medieval society that has sprung up in the aftermath.

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[WP] With the advent of multiverse travel, telework takes on a whole new meaning. Your new boss is kinda an asshole and he's _you_.

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[WP] If you're reading this, you've been in a coma for almost 20 years now. We're trying a new technique. We don't know where this message will end up in your dream, but we hope this is coming through.

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[WP] Instant teleportation is invented, but the main issue is that you actually arrive on the second pad about 1/14th of a second before you leave the first pad.

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[WP] Ah, the number one rule of human warfare. The enemy cant know what I'm doing if I dont know what I'm doing.

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[WP] The year is 5450, the last COBOL programmer has been awakened from cryo-stasis and asked to keep humanity running for 4 more cycles.

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[WP] The year is 5450, the last COBOL programmer has been awakened from cryo-stasis and asked to keep humanity running for 4 more cycles.

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[WP] Wizards can't wish on shooting stars. That's not how it works. The price for learning magic is that you become responsible for your own magic. No more lucky breaks, no more synchronicity. You have to do it all yourself. And in exchange, you get to shoot fireballs out your hands.

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[WP] The fact the uncanny valley exists is terrifying. Being scared by things that look almost human but aren't. Other animals do not have this. That means that at some point in our evolution, running away from things that looked almost human was advantageous enough to be imprinted on our genetics.	14275	WritingPrompts
[WP] The year is 2050, backwards time travel has been perfected and declassified because they've discovered that our timeline is immutable; the changes you make don't happen in the universe you return to. Travel and entertainment businesses spring up, but someone has found a better way to profit.	788	WritingPrompts
[WP] The end of the world came and went. The cities have crumbled, but 2,000 years later a single nuclear reactor is still operated by the priests of the medieval society that has sprung up in the aftermath.	293	WritingPrompts
[WP] With the advent of multiverse travel, telework takes on a whole new meaning. Your new boss is kinda an asshole and he's _you_.	214	WritingPrompts
[WP] If you're reading this, you've been in a coma for almost 20 years now. We're trying a new technique. We don't know where this message will end up in your dream, but we hope this is coming through.	209	WritingPrompts
[WP] Instant teleportation is invented, but the main issue is that you actually arrive on the second pad about 1/14th of a second before you leave the first pad.	104	WritingPrompts
[WP] Ah, the number one rule of human warfare. The enemy cant know what I'm doing if I dont know what I'm doing.	98	WritingPrompts
[WP] The year is 5450, the last COBOL programmer has been awakened from cryo-stasis and asked to keep humanity running for 4 more cycles.	95	WritingPrompts
[WP] The year is 5450, the last COBOL programmer has been awakened from cryo-stasis and asked to keep humanity running for 4 more cycles.	66	WritingPrompts
[WP] Wizards can't wish on shooting stars. That's not how it works. The price for learning magic is that you become responsible for your own magic. No more lucky breaks, no more synchronicity. You have to do it all yourself. And in exchange, you get to shoot fireballs out your hands.	63	WritingPrompts