What I am into, though, is agency fiction—kobayashi maru.
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Stories where characters make unique, surprising, or difficult decisions.
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That might seem similar, but it’s not. Focusing on willpower leads to burnout, focusing on agency leads to imagination.
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I don’t really know a good name for “agency fiction”. Probably the closest category is “competency porn”. But I think that’s usually a bit broader, and includes stories about people who are good at stuff, but aren’t making any interesting decisions.
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Competence porn is the term you’re looking for https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/competence_porn … https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/10744879/Are-you-hooked-on-competence-porn.html …https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/4a9uye/competence_porn/ …
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I’m saying it’s too broad. I’m not very interested in it generically, and I’m trying to zero in on the aspect I actually find compelling.https://twitter.com/micahtredding/status/1122179404187209729?s=21 …
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Ah misread that sorry Did you watch The Accountant? Most interesting example imo. Limitless was kinda trite.
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I feel like I have some kind of big taste disconnect here. I enjoyed both John Wick and the Accountant, but I feel like others see them as a revelation, and I’m missing something.
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But I did think it was good. Reminds me somewhat of “Hanna”, which is probably the premise I’ve connected with the most. Haven’t seen the new series yet.
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I totally loved both. They’re what I think of as broken-agency fiction. Where the ego has collapsed and the being is the sum of agency modes.
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Ah! That’s a good lens/dimension to bring in here. I hadn’t given any thought to that aspect.
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