Here some examples:
-They took the waves from the ocean, so surfers can't surf.
-They took the flavor out of sweets, so kids have nothing to look forward to after dinner
-Stole all the fiction books in a library, so there's only history and non-fictional books
-Stole all the creativity from a group of writers, so now they are stuck with enormous writer's block (i'm thinking they have to go into their brain to literally remove a giant block..idk lol just a thought)
Television, video games, books, board games, parks, etc it's all a distraction! All the energy put into these things can be put to better use, creating a utopia of plainness where society GROWS UP putting all these stupid "fun" things behind them!
So I guess, FUN is a tangible energy in this world. Something that can be sucked up or negated through the use of...idk..crystals? that generals or foremen of BOREDOM control and use to power something dull and random like...mass producing staplers for all the surfers who will have to take desk jobs now.
As for combating boredom, we can have puzzles where you find creative ways to fix the problem. This reveals the boredom agents, leading to the crystal sucking up all the fun. Something like that lol. Let's build on this, i think we're on to something here

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Project I'm currently racking my brain on:
"Modern Witch" Project(tentative name): 5% done
Goshiki: The Five Paths: 40% done
Projects on the backburner:
The Great Thief of Mango City: 5% done
Knights of the Black Gate: 10% done
The Venting: 74% done