Ribbonfarm is evolving through the equivalent of Star Trek in the 80s... blogchains are like the first 6 movies 1979-1991 between TOS and TNG. Lowkey hunting for a high concept to spin up TNG, and a new cast to go on new adventures
And I have to grow up from Spock to Picard.
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The inaccurate part is probably mapping everything else. Is a spaceship a good metaphor for a bunch of writers exploring together? I've used the analogy in Boat Stories, where I focused more on Voyager for the Star Trek ref (it's my favorite ST). Should there be multiple forks?
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The common factor to stories I seem to gravitate too for sense-making is that they center a high-agency male having adventures. But I do break out sometimes. Lately, I've been on an Alice in Wonderland kick. Identifying with her in wonderland is interesting.
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Alice is actually a bit of a high-authoritah jerk like Cartman, crossed with a high-ADHD weirdo improv artist who just rolls with whatever. Alice in Wonderland is just one giant Yes, And to absurdity, navigating murdered time with high agency, but low meaningfulness.
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I also like stories where I don't identify with a particular character, but with world as a whole (so implicitly the author). The value of HHG and Discworld is seeing like Adams or Pratchett, not as any particular character within those worlds. The author as viewpoint character.
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I think I'll conduct auditions by blogchain sparring. Anyone who can can go 3 rounds with me gets regular contributor spot if they want it.
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