Fiction vs Reality Debate

The cluster focuses on debates distinguishing fiction from reality and non-fiction, criticizing the use of fictional stories or novels as evidence or arguments for real-world claims or actions.

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Sample Comments

jkmcf Mar 28, 2025 View on HN

Perhaps there's a difference between fiction and non-fiction

burnt-resistor Jun 3, 2025 View on HN

Please don't conflate fiction with reality.

Kinrany Dec 2, 2022 View on HN

You seem to be treating fiction as if it was representative of the real world.

ImaCake Aug 7, 2020 View on HN

A good perspective! People find fiction novels to be enriching and filled with learning despite the fact they are just entertaining lies.

mukesh610 Apr 27, 2022 View on HN

Fiction isn't exactly a good argument

dfischer Sep 27, 2020 View on HN

Better to put anything as nonfiction as fiction at this rate!

101008 Sep 26, 2020 View on HN

It says "a story"... stories are usually fiction.

TeMPOraL Nov 19, 2023 View on HN

Fiction has to make sense; reality is under no such obligation.

downboots May 26, 2025 View on HN

Not sure why it's downvoted. Fiction isn't as far from reality.

splaytreemap Nov 20, 2020 View on HN

We shouldn't be using fiction to inform anything about our actions in real life.