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I feel like a vault dweller from the fallout computer game series.

__Argyle__Contributor18 Feb 2026, 10:58 am AEDT

I feel like a vault dweller from the fallout computer game series.

Hi,

I feel like another vault dweller from the fallout computer game series. My guitar teacher probably does too as he said he played fallout 4 for about 1000 hours or so.

Yup another vault dweller stuck in another dystopian society. I feel more like an oppressed vault dweller stuck in jail with limited contact and communication with the outside and few chances of actually improving their situation and a whole lot of oppression and marginalisation stacked on top of them.

Living in a poverty trap for decades is like that OPPRESSIVE!. One of my friends thought that my situation was more oppressive than jail. In some respects I think he is right is more oppressive than jail.

But I can still get out and I have joined many groups too. Getting much progress and action happening is difficult though.

I found this professor of economics interview enlightening yesterday:

https://youtu.be/9M_dq_0ljsc?si=VvIJC0k-LTl17HiB

Except she offered very few practical viable methods as to how people are meant to take action against the horribly oppressive unequal rich overlords of society.

Its like the rich technofeudal overlords to the dystopia we live in have their power control and dominion over most people particularly very oppressed people like myself.

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GlistenSenior Contributor19 Feb 2026, 12:03 am AEDT

Re: I feel like a vault dweller from the fallout computer game series.

Hi 👋🏼 @__Argyle__ welcome to the forum.

Attaining an apprentice is usually the answer.

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AlwaysMyselfSenior Contributor19 Feb 2026, 12:41 am AEDT

Re: I feel like a vault dweller from the fallout computer game series.

Hi @__Argyle__ , your post title caught my attention because whilst i am not much of a video game player, fallout series would have to be my top-of-list game 😋. It’s the only FPS game i will play because… VATS! I can’t aim otherwise lol.

Re: capitalism… just gonna tag @Jynx in this casually lol — I have a feeling they may have some very empathetic response to and interest in this topic 😉.

I’m not able to emotionally-engage in the topic right now, but I can say that I hear you. The poverty cycle/trap and the cost of living or cost of supports with complex health needs is so so hard and not fair. And sadly I also feel there is so little we can do about it as individuals not in a position of influence. All we can do is support for people who are in a position of influence who want to make a difference.

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