tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937390557356997344.post3633210983136338065..comments2024-03-22T03:59:39.188-07:00Comments on Dive into Worldbuilding: Worldbuilding Hangouts to resumeJuliette Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937390557356997344.post-47306876854397826632011-09-21T20:40:10.359-07:002011-09-21T20:40:10.359-07:00lianamir, indeed, subcultures are quite a favorite...lianamir, indeed, subcultures are quite a favorite of mine (as are idiosyncratic views of one's own culture). Your worldbuilding model sounds interesting! Thanks for the comment.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937390557356997344.post-19816833267763459502011-09-21T12:20:48.364-07:002011-09-21T12:20:48.364-07:00One of the things this reminds me of is subculture...One of the things this reminds me of is subcultures. Like MCA Hogarth's three-gendered aliens and LeGuin's world you mentioned where there are two different reactions to the same circumstances and this creates different cultures. But sometimes, those cultures exist compatibly together with overlapping points and create subcultures in a single nation. And every nation has its own subcultures.<br><br>Like I'm working on a story where there is a very strictly maintained overall structure to life, with everyone belonging to a Household and following certain rules. But within those Households, there are so many different interpretations of how their culture works. You have the "conservatives," "moderates," and "liberals" so to speak, and in multiple arenas (gender roles, filial duties and responsibilities, independence vs. relationships, secret-keeping, marriage, religion, patriotism, politics, etc.). And these are people of the same rank!<br><br>I love the infinite complexity of world-building.lianamirhttp://lianamir.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com