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Life in the cities got worse. Slums over ran what once used to be a vibrant city filled with life, laughter and joy. Now it reeked of pain and suffering. Cities that were not affected or destroyed by war or packed with climate refugees tried to return local economies to agriculture. Suburban open spaces were converted to farmland. Yet, yields were low as fertilizer and other resources were not available. | |||
City centers that once housed shopping malls, corporate offices, upscale apartments, restaurants and cafes now housed run-down apartment buildings, and a thriving alcohol and an adult entertainment industry. People were looking for artificial ways to escape the thorns of reality. | City centers that once housed shopping malls, corporate offices, upscale apartments, restaurants and cafes now housed run-down apartment buildings, and a thriving alcohol and an adult entertainment industry. People were looking for artificial ways to escape the thorns of reality. | ||
An overburdened, barely functional legal system did little to maintain the peace. Mankind returned to his natural state, selfish. In wise words of Thomas Hobbes, without a proper functioning government, life is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." | An overburdened, barely functional legal system did little to maintain the peace. Mankind returned to his natural state, selfish. In wise words of Thomas Hobbes, without a proper functioning government, life is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." | ||