We didn t bring down totatalitarian communism. It brought itself down. Totalitarian consumerism, of which we must always be wary, would also bring itself down. We can t afford any kind of totalitarianism, can t afford to take anything for granted, can t afford to ignore reality. Reality isn t simple.
Fiction can be simpler, can offer a relief from that complex world.
But no matter how it entertains and distracts us, the best fiction, in my view, whether fantastic or naturalistic, acknowledges those realities. There s an urgent need for such realism. More than at any point in human history our planet s future is now very much in our own hands. Lauren Bach Life Is Short. Read More Romance.