I think you're technically correct (for the most part); the only reason why we use "electricity" instead of "arcane energy" is because the person who came up with the name had no imagination.

That said, while technically correct, you're wrong.

No, I will not elaborate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I think you’re technically correct

The best kind of correct!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Well yeah, but by the same logic i 100% consider our real actual physics to just be magic, at the smallest scale there is absolutely absurd stuff like wave-particle duality and LITERAL ACTUAL GENUINE TELEPORTATION.

And of course there's the old quote "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic".

I don't think the distinguishment between "magic" and "technology" is particularly useful, what's important is whether the reader goes "ooooh that's so fucking cool", and you can totally get that from youtube videos by people working with particle physics.

You can't convince me that using ruby rods surrounded in flash tube and reflective materials to create lasers isn't magical.