Current Events > Do people actually want realism in fiction?

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smoke_break 12/29/19 1:59:53 PM #1:	I hear this complaint sometimes but it would kind of suck tbh. Main characters dying suddenly because of illnesses or accidents. Stories developing then going nowhere. Seemingly important people being introduced only for them to disappear and never be seen again. I'll take my contrived stories over that any day tbh. --- https://imgur.com/WTmIPt8 <cite>smoke_break posted [p:932199463] in Do people ... [t:78290651]...</cite> <quote>I hear this complaint sometimes but it would kind of suck tbh. Main characters dying suddenly because of illnesses or accidents. Stories developing then going nowhere. Seemingly important people being introduced only for them to disappear and never be seen again. I'll take my contrived stories over that any day tbh. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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cuttin_in_farm 12/29/19 2:01:01 PM #4:	You did that thing where you purposely go to the polar opposite side of the argument and ignore any middle ground. --- A show of kindness may not do much help, but a show of cruelty may do much harm. <cite>cuttin_in_farm posted [p:932199512] in Do people ... [t:78290651]...</cite> <quote>You did that thing where you purposely go to the polar opposite side of the argument and ignore any middle ground. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gakk86 12/29/19 2:01:57 PM #5:	People don't want realism, they want consistent and cohesive worlds in fiction. They're just dumb and fail at explaining what they want. --- All generalizations are false, including this one. <cite>Gakk86 posted [p:932199560] in Do people ... [t:78290651]...</cite> <quote>People don't want realism, they want consistent and cohesive worlds in fiction. They're just dumb and fail at explaining what they want. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
smoke_break 12/29/19 2:04:51 PM #7:	cuttin_in_farm posted... You did that thing where you purposely go to the polar opposite side of the argument and ignore any middle ground. Oops. Gakk86 posted... People don't want realism, they want consistent and cohesive worlds in fiction. They're just dumb and fail at explaining what they want. Oh, that makes more sense. --- https://imgur.com/WTmIPt8 <cite>smoke_break posted [p:932199661] in Do people ... [t:78290651]...</cite> <quote>cuttin_in_farm posted... </cite> <quote>You did that thing where you purposely go to the polar opposite side of the argument and ignore any middle ground.</quote>Oops. Gakk86 posted... </cite> <quote>People don't want realism, they want consistent and cohesive worlds in fiction. They're just dumb and fail at explaining what they want.</quote>Oh, that makes more sense. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Squall28 12/29/19 2:05:21 PM #8:	I want things to make sense within the rules of that universe and at least be somewhat logical. Like say someone has super speed. They can handwave friction and other physics it's no big deal because it's science fiction. However, it would be frustrating if the speedster rewinded time by running around the Earth to reverse the spin. --- If you're going through hell, keep going. -Winston Churchill <cite>Squall28 posted [p:932199672] in Do people ... [t:78290651]...</cite> <quote>I want things to make sense within the rules of that universe and at least be somewhat logical. Like say someone has super speed. They can handwave friction and other physics it's no big deal because it's science fiction. However, it would be frustrating if the speedster rewinded time by running around the Earth to reverse the spin. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyricZ 12/29/19 2:07:34 PM #9:	And you should win stuff by watching! --- CyricZ <cite>CyricZ posted [p:932199745] in Do people ... [t:78290651]...</cite> <quote>And you should win stuff by watching! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 12/29/19 2:09:58 PM #10:	People want realism with a side of convenience. Where the story COULD happen, but it's with a lot of unlikely events all syncing up. Each event could easily be believable on it's own. You just gotta give the benefit of the doubt --- Name checks out "Stupidity is a spectrum, and we're all on it" - OfDustandBone <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:932199843] in Do people ... [t:78290651]...</cite> <quote>People want realism with a side of convenience. Where the story COULD happen, but it's with a lot of unlikely events all syncing up. Each event could easily be believable on it's own. You just gotta give the benefit of the doubt </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Wewillrocku 12/29/19 2:11:29 PM #11:	well that's not what realism means --- The american prison system is a sorry mess but giving them game consoles isn't going to solve anything. Zurriah <cite>Wewillrocku posted [p:932199900] in Do people ... [t:78290651]...</cite> <quote>well that's not what realism means </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 12/29/19 2:11:48 PM #12:	People want something to complain about --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:932199911] in Do people ... [t:78290651]...</cite> <quote>People want something to complain about </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IShall_Run_Amok 12/29/19 2:11:58 PM #13:	People want material that emotionally registers as verisimilitudinous, not actual realism. And one day they'll probably stop, because popular aesthetic preferences come and go. --- I didn't even know Al Gore had rhythm. <cite>IShall_Run_Amok posted [p:932199917] in Do people ... [t:78290651]...</cite> <quote>People want material that emotionally registers as verisimilitudinous, not actual realism. And one day they'll probably stop, because popular aesthetic preferences come and go. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
smoke_break 12/29/19 2:17:40 PM #14:	CyricZ posted... And you should win stuff by watching! I don't mind free stuff tbh. --- https://imgur.com/WTmIPt8 <cite>smoke_break posted [p:932200172] in Do people ... [t:78290651]...</cite> <quote>CyricZ posted... </cite> <quote>And you should win stuff by watching!</quote>I don't mind free stuff tbh. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
smoke_break 12/29/19 2:19:35 PM #15:	IShall_Run_Amok posted... People want material that emotionally registers as verisimilitudinous, not actual realism. And one day they'll probably stop, because popular aesthetic preferences come and go. I had to look up the v word but you make a good point, yeah. --- https://imgur.com/WTmIPt8 <cite>smoke_break posted [p:932200253] in Do people ... [t:78290651]...</cite> <quote>IShall_Run_Amok posted... </cite> <quote>People want material that emotionally registers as verisimilitudinous, not actual realism. And one day they'll probably stop, because popular aesthetic preferences come and go.</quote>I had to look up the v word but you make a good point, yeah. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 12/29/19 2:24:31 PM #16:	Ugh the real world is stupid and unfair and depressing. You turn on the TV to watch the news and somebody got shot in New York City and some nutcase politician is actually in power somehow. Let me escape this by turning on the TV to watch a movie where somebody got shot in New York City and some nutcase politician is actually in power somehow. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:932200450] in Do people ... [t:78290651]...</cite> <quote>Ugh the real world is stupid and unfair and depressing. You turn on the TV to watch the news and somebody got shot in New York City and some nutcase politician is actually in power somehow. Let me escape this by turning on the TV to watch a movie where somebody got shot in New York City and some nutcase politician is actually in power somehow. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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