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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The reason is Star Wars. A whole generation of kids saw Star Wars where Luke is the hero, and then the sequels where you find out that he was a nepobaby all along, and then they went on to write stories teaching the next generation that your parentage matters much more than anything else you can do in life.

Also, all the manosphere idiots are obsessed with Joseph Conrad because of this and have a big hissy fit when stories don’t conform to the hero’s journey, even though it is demonstrably not the only valid story form.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just a note for people looking deeper into it:

Joseph Conrad is the author of Heart of Darkness, the book Apocalypse Now is based on. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Conrad

Joseph Campbell is the author of The Hero with a Thousand Faces, which is where the hero's journey, monomyth idea comes from. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Oh yeah, I er, meant Campbell. I’ve even read Heart Of Darkness.