Muggles Do It Better/Playing With

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Basic Trope: Magic is overrated.

  • Straight: ???
  • Exaggerated: ???
  • Justified:
    • The rules of magic so go against conventional physics that the scientific method is as alien to the wizards as magic is to muggles.
    • Immortal Smug Supers sneered at muggles for centuries, not realising until it's too late just how far the muggles have advanced.
  • Inverted: Muggles are around present day in tech... Mages have a vibrant interstellar empire that makes The Culture look like cavemen.
  • Subverted: ???
  • Double Subverted: ???
  • Parodied: ???
  • Deconstructed: ???
  • Reconstructed: ???
  • Zig Zagged: ???
  • Averted: Magic and muggle technology are about even.
  • Enforced: ???
  • Lampshaded:
  • Invoked: ???
  • Defied: Wizards keep researching and create spells that offer industrial efficiency so that they can keep up with or exceed muggles.
  • Discussed: ???
  • Conversed: ???
  • Played For Laughs: ???
  • Played For Drama: ???

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