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Are Stories a Map or a Mirror?
There was a classic study where children's stories had original achievement themes, 20 to 40 years later, the US patent rate spiked. You know, generation of kids grows up reading incredible stories about people accomplishing impossible things and then they're inspired to dream bigger. Or culture's already moving in that direction. And so they reflect that kind of breakthrough achievement in their stories. Where would you place your bet?