doublepepperoni [none/use name] to

chat • 10 months ago

There has to be a better word for long-running established fictional universes than "intellectual property" or "franchise," right?

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There has to be a better word for long-running established fictional universes than "intellectual property" or "franchise," right?

doublepepperoni [none/use name] to

chat • 10 months ago

Why are we all talking like corporate copyright lawyers or marketing ghouls, using these explicitly commercial terms

I'm disappointed by the ease at which "IP" rolls off my tongue. I mean, most of the fiction and entertainment we surround ourselves with are more soulless corporate slop than art, but still

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doublepepperoni [none/use name]
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10 months ago
I just wish there was a word that didn't also make me think of fast food chains

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