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I’ve been thinking about this idea for a while — what if suffering didn’t exist at all?

It led me to write a philosophical sci-fi story set in a city where an AI system has removed pain, conflict, and instability. Everything works. People are safe. On the surface, it’s perfect.

But over time, something starts to feel… off.

Not in a dramatic way — more like a quiet absence that people can’t quite explain.

It’s more about atmosphere and psychology than action, and how people react when something essential might be missing.

It’s currently available on Kindle Unlimited if that sounds like your kind of read.

Curious if anyone here enjoys slower, more psychological sci-fi like this.

What if suffering didn’t just decrease… but disappeared entirely?

I’ve been stuck on that question for a while, and it turned into a novel.

It’s set in a city where an AI system has removed pain, conflict, and instability. Everything works. People are safe. There’s no chaos, no grief, no real hardship.

But over time, something starts to feel off.

Not in an obvious way — nothing is broken. It’s more subtle than that. A kind of quiet absence that people can’t quite explain.

The story leans more into atmosphere and psychology than action — it’s less about what we fix, and more about what we might lose without realizing it.

~112k words, first in a planned trilogy.

If this sounds like your kind of thing, I’d really appreciate any thoughts or feedback.

Not in the obvious sense , I think most people would say yes.

But if you imagine a society where everything is stable, predictable, and pain is essentially removed… I’m not sure how people would actually feel living in it.

Would things like motivation, attachment, or even meaning start to shift without us noticing?

Or would people just adapt and see that as the new normal?

Curious how others here think about it.

I’ve been thinking about this more than I expected:

If suffering disappeared completely — not reduced, but removed — what would actually happen to people?

No grief. No fear. No instability. Everything is stable, predictable, controlled.

On paper, that sounds like the goal.

But I keep getting stuck on a weird feeling that something important wouldn’t survive that kind of world. Not something obvious — something quieter.

Maybe meaning? Maybe connection? I’m not sure.

Curious how people here see it:

Would a world without suffering actually be better?
Or does suffering play a role we don’t fully understand?