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Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• M137@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Never heard anything about that, got some info/links?

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  • Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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    https://www.reddit.com/r/saltierthankrayt/comments/1s39w4z/andy_weir_author_of_project_hail_mary_does_an/

    He’s a “fiscal conservative” who criticises new Star Trek saying it’s “shit” and says his movies do good because he doesn’t do politics.

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    • Kratzkopf@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That’s quite a different thing than being anti-woke, though. It is fair to criticize entertainment media for putting a political message before entertainment (not that I find only shooting and explosions very entertaining, but that is a different matter). It is not like he criticizes left political views themselves. Of course, it is also unreflected of him not to notice politics that persist in his own books, but if I boycott all media with someone involved who voiced an opinion different than my own, I will run out of books and suffocate in a bubble.

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      • Septimaeus@infosec.pub ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Right, I suspect this is voicing a much older consensus about effective storytelling and good art:

        If you want to send a message, use Western Union. — Frank Capra (director of message-heavy films like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It’s a Wonderful Life)

        Given his filmography, it’s pretty clear Capra didn’t mean that politics should be avoided when telling a story, just that the story should come first. The idea is that any “message” a writer might convey will naturally be embedded in the stories they tell, whereas writers who attempt to construct a story around a particular message tend to fail at delivering either.

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    • CluckN@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Anti-woke is a bold claim for doing a podcast during a press tour and saying he doesn’t do politics.

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• SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  he did a stupid thing and should be called out for it.

  Far from being anti woke, though

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  • W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    What stupid thing?

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    • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      did an interview in the ccritical drinker podcast and gave them the perfect soundbites when he shat on the current generation star trek

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