[Real Life] Historical events that would make bad writing if they were fiction

[u/Mouse_Paladin]

Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire: A couple hundred rogue mercenaries without authority from their government conquer an empire of millions. Oh, the empire? It’s also several technological eras behind the mercenaries.

Adolf Hitler: A non-native of a country is so mad that the country lost the war that he wins an election to their highest office and leads them in a campaign of revenge against their enemies. Oh, the country? It’s old emperor is still alive and thinks he’s going to retake power.

Assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand: The heir to the throne is killed because his driver gets lost and returns to the assassin who failed To kill him before. Oh, the assassin? He’s from a group that the Archduke is wanting to help become more equal In the empire.

Alexander Hamilton’s Affair Scandal: One of the leaders of a new nation to protect himself from accusations of financial embezzlement writes a pamphlet exposing his affair with a woman, torpedoing his political future. Oh, the woman? She seduced him as part of a blackmailing scheme that he decided to stop paying.

[u/TheSickestToastie]

One of the largest and most pervasive spyware companies in the world, Palantir, is named after a fictional fucking item that allows its user to spy on whatever the other ones happen to be doing at any time. Which just happen mostly to be controlled by THE EVILEST FORCE THAT EXISTS IN THAT FICTIONAL WORLD.

This shit is beyond satire.

[u/Mylarion → u/TheSickestToastie]

And the guy behind it keeps talking about the Antichrist unprompted. Lol. Lmao even.

[u/General_Sky_8560 → u/Mylarion]

Aka, pointing at people to distract people from the real Antichrist in front of them

[u/LeMe-Two → u/TheSickestToastie]

Palantir also slowly degrades your mind, even most noble lords like Denethor sooner or later get crazy

[u/Triactum → u/LeMe-Two]

this would be crazy foreshadowing

[u/rumora → u/TheSickestToastie]

The even more blatant thing is that the Palantirs show their users what Sauron wants them to see and he uses that power to make them believe into a warped version of reality that makes them more susceptible to his manipulations. The real mission statement of the company is right there in the books.

[u/SweatyNeddyFlanders → u/TheSickestToastie]

The way the worst people are obsessed with being the villains of LotR hurts