01-14-2016, 05:41 AM
(01-13-2016, 08:39 PM)rowens Wrote: Why do poems, short stories, novels and plays matter? What value do they have? Why do you write? If you hope to be able to write something of value, what motivates you or convinces you of this need for value in literature? There are many reasons: aesthetic, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, political, just for fun, out of boredom, need for attention, need to accomplish something, need for admiration, competition, struggle, need to emulate. But what real value?
Value? I only apply this term to food, shelter, and fucking.... ok, omit that last one.
For me it's fun, a hobby (both reception and transmission).
Profound? YES! Nothing of value can replace fantasy; that's the artifact noise that makes big brains possible.
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