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Worldbuilding

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If a conworlding project persists long enough, I'm sure we've all second-guessed some aspect of our worlds.

I've learned to incorporate my own second thoughts into the universe itself. Don't like how I translated something into English? OK, it was a mistranslation that has now become too ingrained to change. Not sure how to portray a particular religious sect? Now there are two different denominations of that sect. Uncomfortable with how I characterized a controversial historical figure? OK, now there's a historical revisionist movement that seeks to paint him in a different light. Have some idea I like that really doesn’t fit the lore? Now it’s an in-universe urban legend/TV show.

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[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yea, makes sense.
Embracing the doubts, making the doubts part of the world.
It's unplausible if everyone in that world has the exact same opinion or version of facts or history or whatnot.