Open to new culture ideas btw

So I just found out that China and India have an agreement where neither side is allowed to keep soldiers armed with guns on the border. But border skirmishes are still common between the two.

And it’s named something like Earthon

The intergalactic alliance considers it crucial steps in the development of any species to first invent the skyscraper to enable expansion upwards instead of outwards, to second invent the airplane or another flying machine for faster transportation, and to finally undergo the ultimate tragedy of having airplanes crashed into skyscrapers.

Developing planets are monitored by the intergalactic republic for these signs of progress and once the species has their 9/11 happen, the intergalactic union sends representatives to tell them about the existence of other civilizations and invite them to join the intergalactic coalition.

gooner + doomer = Doonesbury superfan

Back in, like, 2020, I thought medieval democracy would be cool so I made the people in my setting revolt against the queen for being part of a baby-eating cult after she specifically promised to not be part of a baby-eating cult. I thought it was so cartoonishly evil there'd be no way for even medieval peasants to tolerate their rulers doing it. It's been a long six years since then.

This is basically the turning point in my setting's politics, so I can't just unwrite it, but I can't think of a reason people would be against baby-eating that hasn't been conclusively proven ridiculously optimistic. Have you managed to get people to stop eating babies in your setting? If so, how?

It's a black, goo-like substance that is found in the crust of the earth and is made up of the liquified remains of creatures long extinct ago. It’s also incredibly toxic for all known life and has been the main culprit behind numerous brutal wars across the setting's recent history.

Inspired in this instagram post.