I came across a sentence while watching a YouTube video which was:
Imagine the world powered by mushrooms.
Shouldn't there be "a" instead of "the"?
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3"Imagine the world..." means "Imagine this world (the one we know)..." while "Imagine a world..." points to a fantasy, a non-existing world.– GustavsonMar 2, 2019 at 13:24
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Imagine the world powered by mushrooms.
Mean imagine the same world into which one you are living, but powered by mushrooms.
Imagine a world powered by mushrooms.
Mean imagine a unreal world powered by mushrooms. The "a" here accentuates the idea of an imaginary world or an unrealizable idea.
