Podcasts Culture Project: Shadow Tropes, Nostalgia, and mythology are placebos for connection, and the magic always wears off

Tropes, Nostalgia, and mythology are placebos for connection, and the magic always wears off

Published: Feb. 25, 2020, 1 p.m.

b'Dragons, unicorns, tropes, and nostalgia are placebos for connection, but they are no substitute for the real thing. They are signposts of the type of story being told and flares to attract attention. Once they have done their job, there has to be something else to retain that attention and connection.\\nSome try to substitute trauma and pain for the various elements that would actually connect people to the work, the characters, and the setting.\\nLet\\u2019s talk about hollow fiction on today\\u2019s Project: Shadow.\\nIf you want to support the work that I do, you can join the project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cedorsett\\nYouTube Channel= https://www.youtube.com/user/cedorsett/\\nSite: https://www.projectshadow.com\\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/cedorsett\\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectshadowsite/\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectshadow/message'