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[DRAFT] Side Effects Might Vary

Postby Main Nation Ministry » Fri May 17, 2019 1:12 pm

OOC: Based on an idea from a year ago, while brainstorming. This is my second attempt at an issue, so I would need some advice to change this up, since I do see some flaws.

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The Issue: After a hard day of resolving issues, you decided to cozy over to a nice comfy chair and turn on your television. After watching your favorite show, it then cuts to a commercial for what seems like a drug advert.

1. "Are you suffering from a running nose? Do headaches frequently appear at the worst of times? Are you suffering from depression?", asks a narrator as some sick-looking person appears on the screen, where they look unhappy, until the drug that is being advertised appears. "Well, a solution is now available! With Resnidyl!" As another narrator appears to describe the side-effects with some appearing fatal, happy-looking images and clips distract you from listening or reading the side-effects.

Result: Side effects may vary: such as weight gain, nausea, hair loss, diarrhea or death. Consult a doctor if effects worsen.

2. "You watching your commercials, @@LEADER@@?", said your Minister of Health @@RANDOMNAME@@, who somehow appears at your door and rewinds back to the commercial to show you the side-effects. "Didn't you hear what those side effects describe? Those prescription drug companies like to steer you away from the side-effects, just like many other people who think buying medicine from television would be harmless. I suggest an solution. The real professionals than those drug sellers are actual doctors. We need to get people to consult towards doctors than commercials! They might give them the drug anyways to patients, but they have better knowledge on what doses to prescribe them."

Result: Pharmacies are being a bit busy than usual.

3. "There's a different scope of the problem.", said a professional doctor @@RANDOMNAME@@, who checks your heart with a stethoscope. "Sometimes, they advertise prescription drugs like candy. While many people tend to have common sense in knowing the difference, we still need to help the ones who don't. A recommended course of action would be adding warning labels to remind people that what they swallowing isn't colored chocolate."

Result: Warning labels have started appearing on every new prescription.

4. "Come on, @@LEADER@@! Our drug doesn't kill people!", an executive from the company that makes Resnidyl @@RANDOMNAME@@ appears to give you a counterclaim. "Our drug is designed to help people. Fair and simple. The thing is we had only released Resnidyl today and our sales are currently appearing. There has been zero incidents or negative events related to Resnidyl! I got an idea for you, @@LEADER@@! Why don't you help sell our product? We can give you a free trial and you can convince some of the sketchy quacks that we're ain't selling snake oil!" @@HE@@ offers to you, as @@HE@@ starts to get a stack of @@CURRENCY@@ ready, if you're not convinced.

Result: @@LEADER@@ recommends Resnidyl as their number one solution to get well! Order now!
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Postby Fauxia » Fri May 17, 2019 2:39 pm

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Postby Australian rePublic » Sun May 19, 2019 11:02 pm

Description- drugs or medication. Prescription or over-the-counter
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Postby Candlewhisper Archive » Mon May 20, 2019 2:44 am

The Issue: After a hard day of resolving issues, you decided to cozy over to a nice comfy chair and turn on your television. After watching your favorite show, it then cuts to a commercial for what seems like a drug advert.


The narrative experimentation is interesting, but not working here. I suggest that the opening text should include the actual dilemma.
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Postby Devil Heart » Wed May 22, 2019 3:17 pm

Main Nation Ministry wrote:As another narrator appears to describe the side-effects with some appearing fatal, happy-looking images and clips distract you from listening or reading the side-effects.


I was a little muddled by this sentence at first, I think because the narrator appears - apparently with an overlay/midst/alongside of images of healthy well-being. Or that at least was what my muddled brain was trying to do with it. Perhaps describe the narrator as a background voice-over (rather than appearing) to the happy and healthy image slide-show?


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