>>113975664>>113976537>Why there are so manyIt's mostly people writing as a form of escapism
>Writing what they want>Writing what they like/what's goodThe first is obvious. If the world is so awful to them, they're going to write a world where people immediately accept others, and so long as you're in the main cast, you don't need to worry about consequences, only intent. Kind of like how a lot of people don't have a good gauge of their own looks, what their voice sounds like or how their personality comes across, the author only worries about the protagonist's struggle.
>Main guy upset someone? >Well, he didn't mean to, honest! He was trying to be nice, or was just naïve!>Secondary character/antagonist upset someone?>How could they be so ignorant/rude/hurtful! We should be mean back to them, so they know what it feels like. DoA and LICD have this in spades.
The second is a little harder for people to see in their writing because of how broadly the term 'good' is used.
>it's good to be nice, loving and tolerant to others>therefor, everyone in my setting is nice, loving and tolerant to others!>for variety, I'll give some gruff exteriors that hide a heart of goldBut that has the same logic as
>Ice cream is good>therefor, every food/meal in my setting will be some form of frozen dairy!This is essentially the problem: these people are writing what's good for them real life, and not what's good for a story. It can be hard to hurt your characters, or not give them what they want because people grow attached to their creations. So, they give them a life they wish they could have, where the world is filled only with things they approve of, up to and especially including, acceptable targets.
You'll see this mostly in tumblr stuff, especially when characters are talking about some controversial topic. Opposition is rarely given a logical voice because most people like unambiguous morality, and what a coincidence, author ideals happen to all be correct!
