• h3rm17@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    Well, supposedly they got both inspired by The Lottery, which is a book that predates Battle Royale as well.

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      8 months ago

      Hmm that sounds more like how the Aztecs or Mayans killed kids for their harvest gods. (If I’m recalling which did which correctly)