some possible reasons why authors do this: -showing that they arent stupid enough to think media is like life (in certain ways) -trying to prevent the audience from thinking reality works like media -signalling Sophistication by knowing about Tropes
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-trying to accurately model characters reactions to events, given that characters consume media -trying to distance from dumber media (im not like all those other contrarians...)
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