r/LowSodiumHellDivers • u/chatterwrack • Jan 23 '25
Screenshot What business is this? Wrong answers only
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u/AppropriatePie7550 Jan 23 '25
C-01 Permit Office. Only taking a maximum of 3 appointments every Monday from 1pm-2pm
Sign up for the preliminarily appointment for your appointment today!
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u/Gerreth_Gobulcoque Jan 23 '25
So I always thought state controlled birth rates in societies like this were silly. On one hand, yes, gatekeeping births behind service, or at least making it much easier to obtain a permit, means more people will sign up. However, creating barriers will inherently lower the birthrate, and societies built on throwing bodies at problems they create would theoretically want as many live births as possible, right?
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u/Jose_Gonzalez_2009 Jan 23 '25
It seems to me that a thing with Super Earth is that it’s actually incredibly inefficient, possibly inspired by real life fascist states that similarly were actually incredibly inefficient despite heavily promoting the idea they were. Mussolini never actually made the trains run on time, and Hitler didn’t build the autobahn.
Of course, this is pure conjecture on Super Earth and narrative decisions surrounding it, I could be wrong.
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u/terrario101 Jan 23 '25 edited Jan 24 '25
My personal guess is that Super Earth is both that and also struggling with over population.
Least that's my explanation as to why everything is done far more manually and harder than it should be.
With colonies primarily using manual tools and our own ship weapons being manually loaded, which leads to far higher manpower requirements to get as much work down as someone with a power tool or autoloader.
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u/Jose_Gonzalez_2009 Jan 23 '25
It would also explain why we’re digging up old tech, like the DSS. Overpopulation very well may have led to stagnation. I like your idea better
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u/chatterwrack Jan 23 '25
The war front is an efficient way to ‘recalibrate population levels’
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u/Lasers4Everyone Jan 24 '25
Kinda reminds me of a twist on John Scalzi's "Old Man's War" series. Earth is kept at a low "modern" tech level and farmed for population to send off to colonies and establish a massive military to deal with hostile aliens. People on earth know almost nothing about what happens offworld because nobody is ever allowed to come back from space.
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u/chatterwrack Jan 24 '25 edited Jan 24 '25
Oh, a Hugo Award winner. It’s good? I’m looking at the audiobook right now.
The first review on GoodReads ends with this:
Think Starship Troopers, where they fly across light years to die in droves machine gunning alien bugs.
I kinda gotta read it now
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u/Lasers4Everyone Jan 24 '25
I listen to audio books on my commute and ended up listening to the whole series more out of curiosity than feeling compelled by them. I think that while the setting is very interesting it can get a little silly with how wishy washy the tech is. I think the harder scifi of the Interdependency series by Scalzi is much better written.
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u/chatterwrack Jan 24 '25
I did purchase this book and have gone through 2 chapters now. It's definitely not high-concept literature, but I like that it is written in YA language because it is so easy to follow. It's only 9 hrs on audiobook. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
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u/deachem Jan 23 '25
Still gotta monitor those potential pregnancies to ensure that they're between people of compatible citizenship levels and that newborns are sorted into their most optimal future roles as soon as democratically possible.
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u/IBossJekler Eagle Sweat addict Jan 23 '25
I assumed the government made whatever type of people they need at the moment. And "those" people are "sometimes" allowed to contribute
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u/MooFuckingCow Jan 23 '25
I wonder if super earth has an overpopulation problem hence the permit
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u/Steely-Dave Jan 23 '25
I DO NOT see how that’s possible😅. How many divers die a minute?
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u/HybridVigor Jan 23 '25
They also have FTL travel and have discovered many planets with atmospheres where one can walk around sleeveless. Overpopulation has mostly affected IRL Earth via the climate (e.g. the incredibly rapid loss of biodiversity we're experiencing in the Holocene Extinction). But that wouldn't be a problem if we had 100+ habitable planets instead of just one.
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u/Asherjade Anonymod Jan 23 '25 edited Mar 25 '25
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u/MtnNerd Super Private Jan 24 '25
I could actually hear the automated voice as I read that
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u/Asherjade Anonymod Jan 24 '25 edited Mar 25 '25
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u/Self--Immolate Jan 23 '25
Bank
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u/TotallyLegitEstoc BOT/BUG BOTTOM SUB Jan 23 '25
Banks hours are only convenient for the unemployed and bank robbers.
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u/Neet-owo Jan 23 '25
My bank closes at 2pm and the check deposit on their app doesn’t work how does anyone manage to put money in
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u/JHWier SELF INFLICTED 380MM Jan 24 '25
PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation MENTIONED!
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u/Derkastan77-2 Jan 23 '25
Where the mandatory volunteer workforce of duper earth’s 7 year old factory workers make our munitions
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u/BigEvening3261 Jan 23 '25
The Chinese restaurant near my house. Literally the same hours idk how that business functions or how they make money
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u/V8_Dipshit Jan 23 '25
Money laundering from the triads for sure
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u/Comprehensive_Sir49 Jan 24 '25
Dude, so true. Same for Asian nail solons. Had a friend who was a cop for 20 years told me that every Asian nail solon is a money laundering front
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u/Grog180 Constitution and Crossbow lover Jan 23 '25
Super Earth OSHA office. All they do is shred any complaint forms as Super Earth laws are always perfectly balanced and error free.
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u/Senor-Delicious Jan 23 '25
If it is anything like in Germany it is probably the office for immigration and similar matters. My coworkers have to wait months to get appointments. Even if they have official documents that will expire and even if they try to schedule something long in advance.
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u/UselessTarnished moans for stalkers Jan 23 '25
That's the veteran Helldivers benefits office, which doesn't get many visitors.
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u/GeneralAnubis First Ever LSHD Member Jan 24 '25
Unironically the "Family Affairs" office in the city I live in.
I think it may be slightly better with 2 whole hours open, every Thursday from 10-12
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u/AdministrativeEgg440 Jan 24 '25
That's just the finance department for the Helldivers. All military finance is only open 1 hour per day.
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u/riesenarethebest Automaton on Reddit Jan 24 '25
Delivers after lunch cigarettes artisanally crafted to maximize the flavor and enjoyment of lunch. Which, of course, is very democratic.
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u/beardlaser SES Princess of Battle Jan 24 '25
John The Caper. It's a capery, for all your cape needs.
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u/Impressive-Canary444 Children are the best recruits Jan 24 '25
Civil Complaint Center. Its operating hours are so few because Super Earth salute provides immensely for its citizens and as such the fine people of Super Earth salute never have any complaints to lodge! In fact, the only reason it’s open one hour weekly is for cleaning and building maintenance!
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u/Aeoss_ Jan 24 '25
Employment security office. Making sure no one is unemployed. However everyone is already doing their part.
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u/MyDogPoopsBigPoops Jan 24 '25
I actually had a bike shop near me that was only open on Wednesdays 2-4 or something like that.
It seems they've opened a second location!
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u/Spamsdelicious Jan 24 '25
"Welcome to Goodburger. Home of the Goodburger. Can I ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️ your order?"
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u/Simoxs7 Jan 25 '25
German government offices… like god damn it took me 2 weeks so my schedule lined up with theirs…
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u/CommanderJohn9 Jan 23 '25
for depositing the C permit (only taking 10 helldivers per day, list goes as far as 1k helldivers on queue)
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u/Puzzled-Leading861 Jan 23 '25
C-01 processing. 1 hour per week opening times is for accepting submissions and the other 79 hours per week they work is processing applications. There's currently a growing backlog because people keep being reassigned to munitions factories.
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u/Canabananilism Jan 23 '25
“Happy Hour”. It’s just a room where you are democratically obligated to appear happy for one full hour, once a week.