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Imagine caring about this at this point. Some corporation dictates to you what lore youre allowed to remember. "Canon." I will never understand fandom. I used

Imagine caring about this at this point. Some corporation dictates to you what lore youre allowed to remember. "Canon." I will never understand fandom. I used to love star trek. I have a good friend whos a hardcore trekky. He would talk like this, and I just thought, the mental hoops people jump through to give corporations money, like they're so invested in a story that they'll justify anything. He would talk about how much he hates discovery, and then watch the next episode. I just turned it off. I gave up on star trek entirely. Who cares? They've destroyed an entertainment staple. They can backtrack if they want. They'll do this again in a few years. These things aren't made to last forever. They call them "properties" for a reason. Novel stories will be way more interesting if anyone wants to try to create some.

jclulow 2y ago
I feel like it's actually alright for people to like what they like and care about what they care about, and that it is entirely separate from the struggle between art and commerce and the perils of capitalism and corporate malfeasance?
- big-green-man 2y ago
  Is that a question? It's alright for people to like what they like. It's alright for me to point out that they're mentally captured by a propaganda corporation.
Retric 2y ago
Cannon only matters from a depth perspective. 40k is intended to be a silly franchise from a lore perspective. But consistency goes a long way to making even the most ridiculous settings something people can engage with. Autobots v Decepticons, Tom v Jerry, etc all rely on people being more engaged with what they would be based on what’s on the screen in that moment.
throwpoaster 2y ago
Yeah, if you don't care about the art of storytelling then you don't value good storytelling. Makes sense. And you're making the point for yourself: you just turned off of Star Trek. That's a business loss. That's why execs should care.

jclulow 2y ago

I feel like it's actually alright for people to like what they like and care about what they care about, and that it is entirely separate from the struggle between art and commerce and the perils of capitalism and corporate malfeasance?

big-green-man 2y ago
Is that a question? It's alright for people to like what they like. It's alright for me to point out that they're mentally captured by a propaganda corporation.

Retric 2y ago

Cannon only matters from a depth perspective. 40k is intended to be a silly franchise from a lore perspective. But consistency goes a long way to making even the most ridiculous settings something people can engage with. Autobots v Decepticons, Tom v Jerry, etc all rely on people being more engaged with what they would be based on what’s on the screen in that moment.

throwpoaster 2y ago

Yeah, if you don't care about the art of storytelling then you don't value good storytelling. Makes sense. And you're making the point for yourself: you just turned off of Star Trek. That's a business loss. That's why execs should care.