Or maybe we should envision a better future and create some new genres. I’m increasingly convinced shared narrative direction is deeper than material and organ

Or maybe we should envision a better future and create some new genres. I’m increasingly convinced shared narrative direction is deeper than material and organizational constraints in the direction society moves. Obviously narrative needs to be compatible with material and organizational constraints, but given the overwhelming importance of religion throughout human history in motivating people, I think there’s a lot of compelling evidence that the stories we tell are pretty important. You can’t force positive visions of the future, but I think we can be a lot more open to them than we are currently.