Wonderful! A group of rich people died! Let’s dance on graves; I’ll get my good shoes.
But first, tell me:
Did the accident redistribute their wealth to the masses?
Did those deaths take out a harmful corporation in a way that makes life markedly better for those it was harming?
Did it enact any kind of helpful policy, regulatory, or socioeconomic change?
Or:
Are they just going to replace that CEO?
Is that wealth just going to get passed to their next of kin, remaining withheld from the masses who both need and deserve it?
Is this whole thing going to be forgotten by the next news cycle?
Is our collective glee just ‘bread and circuses’ type behavior that gloats over useless and frankly stupid deaths without any actual impact being made?
“People are justified in their lack of pro-social response to this event because of the socioeconomic state of the world.”
Okay, so show me where any of this changes the socioeconomic structure of the world. Show me where there’s anything worthy of “I hope they all die a slow, agonizing death for,” [checks notes], “hubris, a typical characteristic in most humans at some point in their lives.”
Was it all incredibly stupid? Absolutely. Did most of the dead have it coming? Absolutely. The tragedy in it is that there were no regulations in place to say “Uh…no?” when that voyage was in its planning stages.
And the worst part is? Nothing. Changes. So far, these are meaningless deaths.
Imagine we’re in ancient Rome. The CEO of Oceangate has convinced a group of his buddies (and the kid they dragged along) that “Hey, y’know what would be really fun? If we all dressed up as gladiators and paid to tussle with the lion. No, no, yeah there’s a chance you could die, but trust me, it’s gonna be so cool.” And then we all fucking ate it up, half of us cheering on the lion while the other half wept for those poor, poor rich people (yeah I know, I’m rolling my eyes too)…all under the watchful eye of our royal highnesses who put on the show: The Corporate System and The News Cycle, who both stood to profit whether the group of idiots lived or died.
Did the rich folks have it coming? Absolutely. Is it still horrific that it was allowed to happen at all? Yes.
This is why they don’t broadcast the other tragedies. It’s not good for them as a partnership. Those gut wrenching tragedies, the ones with true injustice? They don’t placate us, they upset us and turn us against those in power.
But dumb rich folks dying? On my TV? Oh goody, my fave show is on. Let’s see if it’s started another useless internet war, creating low-level enemies for us inside our screens so we forget about the real enemies for a while longer.
Not only that, but killing a CEO won’t change anything. That’s a replaceable employee, and the corporation as a unit cares about that person about as much as it cares about the rest of us (which is to say: not at all). That CEO’s wealth will just be given out to their relatives, and the money will stay contained within that family unit. The CEO will be forgotten in the next news cycle, when their death is no longer profitable for the news industry and the internet has moved onto its next useless spiral.
Guillotines in France worked because they dismantled the government, which also happened to consist of all the rich folks, to enact socioeconomic change. Thus: people celebrated the deaths of the rich, and rightfully so.
That’s not what this is. This isn’t “eating the rich”. This just the joy of entertainment, a good show.
Nothing ever changes. We stay entertained, temporarily placated by the deaths of a couple rich people.
Bread and fucking circuses.
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Wildest dreams wishes for Good Omens Season 3 which will probably not come true but I can still hope hey!
Number 14.
This isn’t a plot wildest dream but something I really hope happens during production of season 3. I want a scene where Michael is filming the apology dance and the camera pans around to David who holds up a sign with the number seven on it and yells “SEVEEEEENNNN!”
Please boys! It’s all we want in the world!
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Reader that has sleep problems but is lulled to sleep by their voice
Fandom: Obey Me
Pairings: Satan x GN! Reader, Mammon x GN! Reader, Lucifer x GN! Reader, Simeon x GN! Reader
TW: Just a lot of fluff
-Satan
Satan has the most patience out of all the brothers so no matter how long it takes he'll keep reading to you while you try to sleep
His voice softly speaking the words on the pages as you lay on his chest in his bed
The warmth of his body surrounds you in a comforting way as you nuzzle your face further into his shirt
You let out a soft sigh into the soft fabric as you feel your eyes begin to close
-Mammon
You've always had problems with sleeping
No matter how hard you try you could never feel the comforting feeling of sleep overtaking you
That's how you ended up dragging Mammon to your bed every night for your nightly cuddle
His rambunctious energy and soothing voice being the only thing that could get you to fall asleep
The two of you lay on your side facing one another in bed
Your legs entangling with his, giving you a comforting feeling due to the weight of his limbs
While your arms wrap around his torso, pulling him close enough to you that you can feel his breath on your hair
His voice echoed through the quiet room
Soft comforting words dripping from him while he placed gentle kisses into your hair
Even though you've had trouble sleeping since forever you sometimes wish you could stay awake a little more to hear his voice and feel his kisses
The gentleness of it all washing over you in waves of warmth
Despite wanting to stay up a bit longer you succumb to the inevitable state o sleep
-Lucifer
His intimidating yet gentle tone and demeanor is exactly what lulls you to sleep in the wake of night
You sit beside the overworked demon at his desk while he works on paperwork
After about 10 minutes you make it your job to coerce him into bed with you to start your nightly routine
Who is he to deny you your sleep?
Once the two of you are finally settled into bed you make your move, tossing your arms around his back to pull him in closer
Your bodies press flush against one another under the warmth of the blankets
He presses a kiss to your forehead then he leaves a trail of kisses all the way down to your chin
They're all gentle, making you show him one of your soft smiles as you try to hold in the flurry of giggles bubbling up in your throat
You press your face into the place below his collarbone and listen to his soft mumbles
Ranging from sweet nothings to how his day went
Regardless of what it is he says you are always lulled into a peaceful sleep, waking up refreshed and loved the next morning in his bed
-Simeon
This soft angel is more than willing to help you sleep in the night
After dinner with the brothers you make your way over to purgatory hall
Giving Solomon and Luke a greeting if you see them on your way to Simeon's room
You're pulled into a warm embrace once you make it there
His wings wrapping around your body as he pulls you towards the bed to lay down
The mood of the room is one of playfulness as you two make small banter with one another
The same banter and sweet words that lulls you to sleep every single time
Note: Finally! I got my motivation to write back so I hurriedly made this. I hope you like it! :D
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