people need to be introduced to the concept of ‘catharsis’ as defined by Aristotle in his Poetics. Fiction used as a mean to have a purging experience, to liberate unhealthy emotions, is a thing since ancient greece.
feels like there’s this problem across mediums where a lot of online people feel like their morality is directly tied to their media consumption rather than like, the things they actually do
I hate when people at work ask you what books you are reading for professional development. I am reading books to counteract the effects of being professionally developed. I am reading books that bring me back to being human.