How can it be that, in this day and age, in the western world, most heroic narratives — which usually shape or reflect deeply held views about ethics — assume an honor culture while, at the same time most of its content (e.g revenge, retribution) generally seem anathema nowadays?
Here’s @vgr’s riff on the idea:https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2018/01/09/boat-stories/ …
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Of course, I’ve reacted pretty strongly against the literary temperament and towards the archaic/heroic: I think we *should* narratize life as being about Big Damn (super)Heroes who save the day by punching, and screw nuance. Nuance only slows you down.
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