You'll still have passion afterwards, right?

  • Orannis62 [ze/hir]
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    3 years ago

    It's a term for like sci-fi, fantasy, and other "pulp"

    • Bluegrass_Buddhist [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      ...but isn't all fiction part of a genre? At least under the market paradigm where we classify art in that way for the sake of sorting consumption choices?

      • Orannis62 [ze/hir]
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        3 years ago

        Yeah, all fiction is part of a genre. The term "genre fiction" just exists as a condescending way to separate "low art" from "high art", it's not especially coherent

          • ScreamoBMO [they/them]
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            3 years ago

            Wait until you learn that academic musicians have a category of music called “art music”. Apparently music that’s enjoyed by the masses is inherently not art. I know that’s not the literal definition, but also they can still fuck off

            • TheFuckYouOnAbout [hy/hym]
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              3 years ago

              Art snobs are one of the few types of people that are ultimately harmless but I still want to bash their heads in