How Does The world of Scythe - An interview with Neal Shusterman Work?

The world of Scythe is like a big game where people get to be both players and referees, but with real consequences.

In this world, there are scythes, who are like super-cleaners. They use special tools called scythes (that’s why they're called scythes!) to erase people from the world, not just their names, but their whole lives. It's kind of like when you erase a drawing with an eraser, but instead of paper and pencil, it's real people.

In this world, there are no more deaths, everyone is immortal. But that means the population keeps growing and growing. That’s not fun for anyone! So scythes come in to fix that by erasing some people. It’s like a classroom where every kid never grows up, so the teacher has to erase some kids to make room for others.

The scythes aren’t just cleaning, they get to choose who gets erased. Some scythes are kind and pick people who’ve done bad things. Others are mean and pick people just because they feel like it. It’s a bit like when your teacher picks on you in class, but in this case, the whole world is playing the game!