b. boltMay 19, 2023
Sandra Newman

Story idea: Money becomes sentient.

Version One: The money is appalled by its use in global oppression and joins forces with a team of plucky revolutionaries to sow mayhem.

Version Two: On becoming sentient, the money sees us as rivals and hatches a long-term plan to destroy us. This occurs in the year 1902.

May 18, 2023 at 8:20pmWeb
Show threadCurrentBiasMay 18, 2023
@sannewman I propose 1913 to coincide with the US Federal Reserve Act: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_Act
Federal Reserve Act - Wikipedia

Show threadDave MarshallMay 18, 2023
@sannewman Version Eleven: On becoming sentient, money quickly turns psychotic and destroys the blockchain. Money is later embraced as a heroic rabblerouser by activist folk singers.
Show threadDave MarshallMay 18, 2023
@sannewman (Though I personally would probably say “an heroic rabblerouser.”)