Crazy, but in a good way.
«And here's why I think our little pet project is doomed to failure.
«See, you need likable characters to get an interesting story as the end result. Every powertripping fantasy story is a shot in the dark in a room full of people. And while, with a measure of luck, thou shalt receive your legion of rabid fans, if you'll have to resort to imitating Eragon or Twilight then please eat a dick and die.
«People (consume? peruse? oh fuck you) read stories as a means of entertainment. Even lacking in the interactivity/graphics/whatnot department, they are supposed to be better than your average life. And by extension, whatever you put in these stories is better than your average life or is part of the price for it to be better than your average life, a price that you HAVE AGREED to pay as long as you're reading the book instead of shoveling shit in your backyard.
«I mean, you and I know that Star Wars and Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter are effectively nazi propaganda. But would you prefer to live in the mundane world (fine, I'll even throw gay marriage into the mix) or in the world with actual magic and wonders and flying cars? No FUCK YOU, not the commie you but the hypothetical average Joe Schmoe you. Of course you'd choose majick because majick is shiny and pretty and you are specifically made to not give two cents about the mundanes in your majick world because powertripping fantasy LOL.
«Every fantastic fiction book is obvious propaganda material since it depicts an utopia, a world that is more exciting = better by definition. And if achieving utopia requires people to get raeped in the ass by nobility or oppressed by alien robots then okay, fine, I'm already reaching for my Mastercard and unbuckling my belt.
«Adventure stories speak to your emotions. You're happy when orcs are ripped from limb to limb left and right, and when emotions are at play it's hard to think.
«Good conquers all stories have been used since the beginning of time to retroactively prove those in power are good. The modern "dark and edgy" type falls into the acceptable price trap. And if you go to great lengths to explain what a huge dick Arete Whatshisname actually is, no one will read your fucking book. To actually get your point across, you need either humor or some pacifist bullshit. And you're unfunny and can't program.»
~nonpareil
«See, you need likable characters to get an interesting story as the end result. Every powertripping fantasy story is a shot in the dark in a room full of people. And while, with a measure of luck, thou shalt receive your legion of rabid fans, if you'll have to resort to imitating Eragon or Twilight then please eat a dick and die.
«People (consume? peruse? oh fuck you) read stories as a means of entertainment. Even lacking in the interactivity/graphics/whatnot department, they are supposed to be better than your average life. And by extension, whatever you put in these stories is better than your average life or is part of the price for it to be better than your average life, a price that you HAVE AGREED to pay as long as you're reading the book instead of shoveling shit in your backyard.
«I mean, you and I know that Star Wars and Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter are effectively nazi propaganda. But would you prefer to live in the mundane world (fine, I'll even throw gay marriage into the mix) or in the world with actual magic and wonders and flying cars? No FUCK YOU, not the commie you but the hypothetical average Joe Schmoe you. Of course you'd choose majick because majick is shiny and pretty and you are specifically made to not give two cents about the mundanes in your majick world because powertripping fantasy LOL.
«Every fantastic fiction book is obvious propaganda material since it depicts an utopia, a world that is more exciting = better by definition. And if achieving utopia requires people to get raeped in the ass by nobility or oppressed by alien robots then okay, fine, I'm already reaching for my Mastercard and unbuckling my belt.
«Adventure stories speak to your emotions. You're happy when orcs are ripped from limb to limb left and right, and when emotions are at play it's hard to think.
«Good conquers all stories have been used since the beginning of time to retroactively prove those in power are good. The modern "dark and edgy" type falls into the acceptable price trap. And if you go to great lengths to explain what a huge dick Arete Whatshisname actually is, no one will read your fucking book. To actually get your point across, you need either humor or some pacifist bullshit. And you're unfunny and can't program.»
~nonpareil