ME: Why do we need fiction?
ME: If our real lives seem like good enough stories, then why do we all love to go see fictional movies, read books...etc?
HENRY: because life sucks
HENRY: fiction allows us to fuel our what-if thinking
Professor Baldwin threw this question at us today in class and i wrote it down in my notebook to think about later. I thought it was interesting because I couldn't come up with an answer to it that felt solid. We all tossed out answers like "it helps spark our creativity", "escape", "make believe is more interesting"...but it all felt so...empty. We are voyeurs. If nothing else, it gives us something to get turned on by. Maybe the answer lies in our dissatisfaction with our own lives. You tell me.
Professor Baldwin threw this question at us today in class and i wrote it down in my notebook to think about later. I thought it was interesting because I couldn't come up with an answer to it that felt solid. We all tossed out answers like "it helps spark our creativity", "escape", "make believe is more interesting"...but it all felt so...empty. We are voyeurs. If nothing else, it gives us something to get turned on by. Maybe the answer lies in our dissatisfaction with our own lives. You tell me.
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