Subj : soap operas
To   : Matthew Munson
From : Arelor
Date : Sat Mar 18 2023 19:30:15

  Re: soap operas
  By: Matthew Munson to All on Wed Mar 15 2023 09:09 pm

 > i wish there were more positive storylines instead of people being kidnapped
 > dumped or people offing themselves.
 > 
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I have noticed there is a huge trend for creative stories to turn darker,
edgier and generally more hopeless.

Science-Fiction used to be about discovering new technology, travelling to
places nobody had visitied before and pushing ourselves to reach new levels of
awesome. Now it is about technology screwing us over, societies collapsing
under their own weight, despots using new science to keep themselves in power.

I remember when High Fantasy was king and the stories were so optimistic. The
dark lord du jour may have conquered the world, but the heroes were so
confident they could kick his ass. Even Dark Fantasy had a positive edge back
in the day. Now all what publishers want in their fantasy is marauders burning,
pillaging and raping, nobles betraying each other, and commoners suffering no
end.

I suspect this change of trends reflects the decline of our society at some
primal level. I see it in my own writing. When I was young and full of energy I
wrote novels that were heroic, positive and lighhearted. When life started
punching me in the face I started sprinkling sour sauce on my tales. One's
state of mind always reflects on his creative work.


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