@TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months agoWhy do we love stories so?message-square15fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy do we love stories so?@TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
Whether it be movies, books, oral tradition. What is it we humans love so much about fictional tales?
minus-squareqyronlinkfedilink0•9 months agoStories carry ideas and ideas is what moves humans. We are not satisfied with what is. As a species, our survival at some point depended on changing the world around us, not just enduring it. Be it an uplifting story or a cautionary tale, the ideas inside carry meaning and individuals will build a part of their worldview around it.
Stories carry ideas and ideas is what moves humans.
We are not satisfied with what is. As a species, our survival at some point depended on changing the world around us, not just enduring it.
Be it an uplifting story or a cautionary tale, the ideas inside carry meaning and individuals will build a part of their worldview around it.