The Scourge of "Relatability"
The Scourge of "Relatability"
agree, when did relatability become required? why must we see ourselves in every story? But, is it possible not to, when we are all so similar?
ironically I’m annoyed by her choice of words. “a logism so neo”—is that necessary? Why go out of your way to be un-relatable, would you have lost any meaning if you had simply said “a word so new”?
if your words are so un-relatable that readers need a thesaurus to understand you, does that make you a better communicator? or is it just so you can feel special in your un-relatability? Is being unique “sophisticated” while being like other people “unsophisticated”? You claim readers are seeking relatability because they are selfish and self-centered. But in your own writing, you are so ungenerous