[ WP ] When you kill someone , directly or indirectly , you get an unremovable tally mark on your arm . Yesterday night , you had zero . Today , you have so many tally marks that your entire arm is the colour of the tally marks

The tally marks only appeared after age 12 and everyone in the industrialized world were covered in them. It was an extremely reliable indicator of everyone's 12th birthday and became known as `` mark day'' rather than 12th birthday. However the color was rather unsightly so many people opted for laser mark removal to restore their natural skin color. Everyone knew why the marks appeared, but no one really cared. Many just accepted them, others simply denied the meaning. While some did try and convince everyone to do something about it, those with money and power ignored them. 
 
 You see the marks appear when you kill someone directly or indirectly. In the industrialized world the mere act of using electricity, buying a product, or even eating food generates a small amount of pollution associated with creating that particular good or service. That pollution eventually leads to the death of someone. Its rather indirect, but with everyone technically killing everyone else, no one cared anymore. The more direct crimes like murder and theft were persecuted to fullest extent of the law. But the deaths caused by pollution were essentially ignored. With no one taking personal responsibility, everyone essentially gave themselves free reign to commit genocide on humanity. 
 
 
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 ( *My thoughts on climate change. * )
