by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
Part of what makes the Impossible Scenario impossible is there’s just no way to balance all the needs of all the different types of nations and peoples of the world. And, yet, a story’s plot needs conflict, so there you go — that’s what you need.
One possible solution to the Impossible Scenario is you actually lean into that conflict and say something like this — the aliens from the Galactic Empire who give us this great opportunity say they only want English speakers because they want people with some common link.
So, that’s over 1 billion people.
And, yet, if you limit the people to be saved by the Galactic Empire to only English speakers, it becomes pretty obvious that from a storytelling standpoint, using the USA as the basis of your new “homeland” for humanity is your best bet.
So, in a sense, I think American audiences would really love seeing a Planet America where there were 50 nation states named after the 50 states and, etc. The conflict would be how much people who were NOT American would absolutely loathe this solution.
Or something. I continue to struggle with any solution that makes sense.
