The mod understood this on a metaphysical level.
We live in an era of digital maximalism. Every mod is a hoard. We collect weapons, biomes, dimensions, and quests. We want to own the digital space. Francium Mod offered the opposite. It offered a transaction: You can look at the void, but the void will look back and delete your house. francium mod
We don't need Francium Mod to be real. In fact, it is more powerful as a rumor. Because a rumor cannot be deleted. A rumor decays slower than code. It mutates. It adapts. It becomes a myth. The mod understood this on a metaphysical level
It says that your save file is already dying. That the ore you just mined was never really there. That the player you see in third-person might not be you anymore. We collect weapons, biomes, dimensions, and quests