Storytelling vs Facts
Discussions center on the value, appeal, and criticism of storytelling and narratives compared to plain facts or reality, highlighting humans' innate preference for stories and the 'story-fication' trend.
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What's wrong with stories?
That's funny, STORY is much less esoteric, isn't it?
This isn't a modern fad, it's literally the point of storytelling.
Reality isn't inspiring, stories are.
The story-fication of everything continues.
Doesn't this potentially simplify the story?
The point of the story being...?
You can say that about any story.
choose what would make for a better story
For those adding a TLDR here - the enjoyment of this kind of story is not in the bare facts, it's in the telling, surely?