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"Poets lie too much"

What is the goal of fiction? Escapism. What does it matter if its deep or shallow? The deep ones arent entertaining enough?

If you are expecting a character to enlighten you on a new problem, you are being corrupted by lies.

From Nietzsche to Plato, its agreed, fiction corrupts. Using it for anything outside entertainment is horrifying.



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