Glowing Disciple

2. Drama fuels engagement

3. Outrage fuels drama

Therefore:

1. Algorithms that fuel outrage are encouraged

2. Rewarding drama with attention is encouraged

you do realize what’s fucked is telling victims and survivors they’re “fucked up” for the way they choose to cope and heal from their trauma, right?

you do realize licensed therapists actually encourage creative writing, including dark fiction, in a safe and controlled environments as a way for victim and survivors to heal, right?

you do realize there are victims and survivors who actually coped and healed through dark fiction and creative writing, right?

just because it doesn’t work for you doesn’t mean you have the right to tell victims and survivors how they can cope and heal from their trauma.

the fact you think you’re the good guy here is just as fucked as the fact you call victims and survivors fucked up because you don’t personally approve of the way they choose to heal from their trauma. theirs.

victims and survivors who cope and heal via dark fiction do not harm anybody in real life. whereas you are harassing them with your purity bullshit.

It’s been interesting for a bunch of reasons, but it’s also worth mentioning something important: even though these stories go into hideous places, the villains can still lose.

There’s nothing stopping an author from ensuring that someone is brought to justice - or at least, “suitably punished”.

If it's fiction you should understand that nobody is going to die with it. If you want to publish your dead dove fanfictions ore storied use AO3 website which isn't going to bad your stories.

you do realize what’s fucked is telling victims and survivors they’re “fucked up” for the way they choose to cope and heal from their trauma, right?

you do realize licensed therapists actually encourage creative writing, including dark fiction, in a safe and controlled environments as a way for victim and survivors to heal, right?

you do realize there are victims and survivors who actually coped and healed through dark fiction and creative writing, right?

just because it doesn’t work for you doesn’t mean you have the right to tell victims and survivors how they can cope and heal from their trauma.

the fact you think you’re the good guy here is just as fucked as the fact you call victims and survivors fucked up because you don’t personally approve of the way they choose to heal from their trauma. theirs.

victims and survivors who cope and heal via dark fiction do not harm anybody in real life. whereas you are harassing them with your purity bullshit.

It’s been interesting for a bunch of reasons, but it’s also worth mentioning something important: even though these stories go into hideous places, the villains can still lose.

There’s nothing stopping an author from ensuring that someone is brought to justice - or at least, “suitably punished”.

Excerpts from a recent conversation with Gemini.

Excerpts from a recent conversation with Gemini.

Gemini: