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points by hydrogen7800 6 hours ago | 0 comments

That's sort of the point of fiction, though, isn't it? Sure, a more complex fiction might be more rewarding, but simple ideals can also be very satisfying and can be grounding too.

[–] WalterBright 6 hours ago

I prefer fiction that is entertaining, rather than preaching the author's vision of morality/politics.

[–] outworlder 4 hours ago

> rather than preaching the author's vision of morality/politics.

It's pretty much impossible to have that. You'll always have the author's worldview shaping the fictional world.

[–] WalterBright 3 hours ago

I don't recall that in War of the Worlds!

[–] tarsierscripter 2 hours ago

HG Wells' politics are plain as day in his stories. He was a pacifist and social Darwinist. The defeat of the Martians by the common cold (after the failure of military action) is 100% on point for him.