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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 9 months ago (8 children)

Fuck it, physics is magic. You study for years to learn the innate laws of the universe and bend them to your will. You know what most people would do if magicians were real people? They'd call them nerds for spending too much time studying and most people would avoid the subject like the plague. Magicians and physicists are the same thing.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

Depends on how good the magic was. If it let you fireball a room full of goblins with a wave of your hand, read minds, lightning people with your fingertips like emperor palpatine, and conjure familiars to do your house work?

All without any manufacturing facilities and minimal capital outlay

I dare say physics would be more popular then

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Fireball? We have rocket launchers.
Lightning people? We have tasers.
Mind reading? Ok, I'll give you that.
Conjure familiars? Buy a dish washer or cleaner service or whatever.

Many of the fantasy powers can be done. It isn't a question of capability but of economics. The economics are ignored in most stories, no matter if it's fantasy or a real world thriller.