People who are preoccupied with heroes and heroism

There was a story about Straczynski running after and tackling a thief to the ground at a convention, people asked him why he did that and then he asked why a Superman writer wouldn't chase a thief.

I don't know if it would be telling whether people prefer stories of lifelong do-gooders or flawed people who manage to do good things despite pressure all around to compromise.

I blame Joseph Campbell - especially when Star Wars fans grafted his writing on it.

Thomas Carlyle to thread! He wrote the book on this.

I wonder if this is even more important in china because it's constantly discussed in wuxia and "cultivation novels"

…make up the entirety of Jordan Peterson's readership.

Another thing I don't get at all: people who love stories about friendship