A good way to classify stories might be by what possibilities they help you ignore
Religious mythologies: there is no afterlife
Romance: there is no one true love
Science fiction: some limits may be unsurpassable
Comedy: life is not very funny on average
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Fantasy: the past really sucked
Dickens: life has no story
Horror: much of life lacks intense emotional texture
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I’m trying to come up with a more fine-grained and personalized version of this rather obvious idea that can turn a list of your favorite fiction into a list of possible worlds you’re trying to systematically ignore
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