FWIW: I think this is one dimension along which many somewhat left-leaning and somewhat right-leaning folks can find themselves aligned, and I hope they do because this is the one I really care about
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Harry Potter became the best-selling book series of all time by spinning up a world where children belonged, developed skills useful in collaboration with and/or against adults, often knew better than superiors & weren't afraid to try. IMO this subgenre remains largely untapped
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Isn't that every YA book? And TV show?
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No, not every YA book and TV show depicts places where children are treated as though they belong, where they develop useful skills over time, and where they utilize those skills proactively rather than defensively.
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Harry Potter became popular because Tolkien was too hard for kids that didn’t read good.
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They also failed badly at times and learned to deal with the consequences of their mistakes.
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Isn't this most of classic children's literature?
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A lot of it was built around families, which made it difficult to relate to if you were an only child or came from a dysfunctional/abusive family. Harry was an entry point for everybody
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Your challenge now is to justify this with how the dead ender adult fans are all the grimmest sort of pro-school partisans.
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