[ SECRET POST #6478 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6478 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 25 secrets from Secret Submission Post #926.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[fscom]

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[feotakahari]

Watch isekai about “cheat skills.”

[(Anonymous)]

No offense, but welcome to humanity. And no one can drag you down but you.

[(Anonymous)]

What?

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, I hate when genetically inferior people write fantasy! (?????)

[(Anonymous)]

That was my take too, and I am just confused.

[(Anonymous)]

Why do I think you’re also the OP of secret #2?
(Pun not intended but if the shit fits…)

[(Anonymous)]

Are you complaining about the quality of media lately? It doesn't take a "poo person" to write something terrible, just a few bad decisions.

You might get more sympathy if you targeted the work, and not the people writing it, and offered a few examples of what you mean.

[(Anonymous)]

You might get more sympathy if you targeted the work, and not the people writing it…
This is exactly my problem with the secret. Fandom is for anyone who wants to participate. I filter out a lot of fic that is obviously not at the standard I prefer to read. But I’m still glad those authors are writing it! Badfic has always existed and honestly I hope it always does. I hope fans continue to get so consumed by ideas that they churn out fic for every fantasy and wish and exploration of whatever lights their fire.

[(Anonymous)]

You're supposed to identify with the special one and not the poo people. Work on your self-esteem, OP!

[(Anonymous)]

I cannot decipher this secret for love or money. If 'Poo People' are not good, then why would you have an issue with the super special character ending up not being one? If 'Poo People' are just meant to be analogous to ordinary people, then does that mean you only want special people to be writing anything??? If, as the cartoon seems to imply, that having the message that 'anyone of any circumstances can be special' is good, wouldn't you, in fact, want 'Poo People' who are just fine with being 'Poo People' to write?

[(Anonymous)]

+1

I'm confused, is this complaining about wanting to see more "chosen one" trope stories instead of "normal person saves the day"? I don't really get what the meaning of this secret is enough to respond, lol. Hope you find more stuff not written by, uh, poo people, OP...?

[cactus_rs]

+1, glad it's not just me and my covid brain struggling, lol

[(Anonymous)]

This secret is really confusing but weirdly seems offensive

[(Anonymous)]

Hah that was my reaction! I am confused by what OP could possibly mean but also it seems like a vaguely insulting take.

[ariakas]

Sometimes I wonder how a YA or youth-targeted show where the hero was actually the best due to hard work and not being secretly special/inherently superior with no or little effort would be received. Not in an "anyone can be born special, no matter where they come from!" way like I think a lot of people wanted of Rey from the new SW, but in a legitimately "wasn't born innately more talented than anyone else, but succeeds through effort/cleverness/networking" way.

It doesn't provide anywhere near as much wish fulfillment, and as ugly as the "people who are born special are just better" message can be, I think certain people would take "you can improve your situation in life via your own efforts" and/or "people who are good at a thing tried very hard to be good at it, and so could you" even harder.

I mean, look at Michael Phelps, for instance. He tends to be the go-to example of "innate"/"unearned" advantages. Certainly, he did not put any effort into his unusual height-to-arm-length ratio, being double-jointed, or his more efficient lactic acid enzymes; he was born special at swimming so to speak. But here's the thing: he retired less than a decade ago, after a career that included races swum in now-banned swimsuits that confer measurable advantages in speed, and in the mere eight years since, every single one of his individual records has been beaten by relatively less advantaged, normal-bodied male swimmers, who simply had better technique or better training.

Imo, it would be incredibly fascinating to have a YA story where the Secret Magic Princess or the Divine Son of the Ninja President just gets bodied by some random who ate their vegetables and put in more time at the range.

[(Anonymous)]

You might enjoy the Protector of the Small series, by Tamora Pierce. The protagonist has no magic and works her ass off, although she does get help in life from people with magical talent.

[paperghost]

Boring bait.