No one knew precisely where it started, but it was generally acknowledged it was in a women’s bathroom at a shopping mall.

“Get the hell out of here you pervert.”

“I’m a woman! You can’t throw me out of here, you horrible old TERF!”

“No you’re not a woman. You may try and dress…..”

“Sorry what was I saying. Of course you should be in here. I’m so sorry can you forgive me?”

“Yes of course. I realize how you saw me as a possible threat to you. I promise you I‘m only here to pee. I’m sorry if I made you nervous.”

“No it was me being silly. What a stupid thing to argue about.”

Elsewhere.

“Of course I’ll give you a job in my store. I realize you must find it difficult to get a job. I used to always judge people on the color of their skin. I can see now were all just the same.”

A man see’s a beggar on the corner of the street.

“Here young man. Have $100. I’m sorry that’s all I can afford, try to get some help.”

“Thank you sir, you are very kind. I will see social services today. I don’t understand why I don’t trust them.”

One multi billionaire talks to another

“I have just realized, when I die I’ll be even richer than I am now. What’s the point? I could probably help feed all the starving in the world. My money is just sitting there getting larger, I’ll never spend it.

“Yes, I was thinking the same. All the illness that can be cured. I’ll pay for treatment for the poor all over the world, the lives I could save”

Israel and Palestine.

“Why do we keep firing rockets at you? You just retaliate and kill civilians. If we stop, will you?”

“Yes. We won’t grab anymore land. It just results in deaths. We must talk about helping you rebuild the damage along the border. I don’t know why we did all that horrible stuff.”

All over the world wars stopped and people started caring about each other. Within a year the world was a paradise.

“Mum! Did you say Jenny could play on my game?”

“No why?”

“Well I think she has. She’s played with my game settings.”

Jenny came into the room.

“Yes I did it, you horrible boy. You had the empathy and understanding setting on nearly zero. It was horrible. They were killing each other it was a nasty world. What did you call it? Earth? Well I fixed it. Your sim world works like the real world now.”

“It took me ages to get that world working properly. I was up to the 21st century. I had never got that far before, they always destroyed themselves before.”

“It’s not meant to be played like that. Sim World is meant to be like real life. Not some nasty boy’s nightmare. “

“The way you play it is easy. With the empathy and understanding turned down they are always fighting. The skill is trying to keep them alive as long as you can. It’s really cool seeing how they hate each other for silly differences. “

“Well I think you’re sick brother.”

“Just stay out of my room. I’m going to have to start again. What am I going to use this time? Asteroid? Solar flare? I know a plague, yes a nice virus should do it.