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If I have to hear about YouTube videos being too long ONE MORE TIME! (hexbear.net)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Humans are a storytelling species, I'd hazard that for the average person a well put together narrative has infinitely more swaying power than history. You can transform actual history into a clean, compelling narrative, but then much nuance is lost and it becomes something of a mistruth. To package a narrative taken from history into a fictional story allows the themes to stand out, without risking someone feeling misled.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Okay sure. But Space Wizards make for a poor historical dialectic.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I kinda like the "this man isn't a space wizard, and yet must oppose them" aspect. But yeah, in general, totally.