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The Fundamental Difference Between Stories And Reality (Patreon)

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2020-04-26 16:45:31
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Why are stories so purposefully structured whereas our reality is so often messy and chaotic? Why do characters have clear transformative arcs when our identities and personal journeys are so much more complex than that? It's questions like these, and their implications that will be explored in this new series on stories versus reality.  

In this first episode, I’ll be examining the foundations of storytelling, and the fundamental difference between stories and reality. 

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Start your 30 DAY FREE TRIAL now by going to https://audible.com/likestoriesofold or by texting 'likestoriesofold' to 500 500 Support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/LikeStoriesofOld Leave a One-Time Donation: https://www.paypal.me/TomvanderLinden Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LikeStoriesofOld Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tom.vd.linden Or Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Why are stories so purposefully structured whereas our reality is so often messy and chaotic? Why do characters have clear transformative arcs when our identities and personal journeys are so much more complex than that? It's questions like these, and their implications that will be explored in this new series on stories versus reality. In this first episode, I’ll be examining the foundations of storytelling, and the fundamental difference between stories and reality. Sources: Simon Gusman & Arjen Kleinherenbrink – Avonturen Bestaan Niet: https://www.boomfilosofie.nl/product/100-7378_Avonturen-bestaan-niet Joseph Campbell – The Hero With A Thousand Faces: https://amzn.to/2WcOhl1 Aristotle – Poetics: https://amzn.to/2Y5S8CU Like Stories of Old - Complete Reading List: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/reading-list Business inquiries: lsoo@standard.tv Music: Dexter Britain – Ink Dexter Britain – Unremarkable Slow Meadow – Lachrymosia Dexter Britain – The Time To Run (Finale) Dexter Britain – Your Own World Dexter Britain – Raising Music licensed from Musicbed, start your 30 day free trial at: http://share.mscbd.fm/likestoriesofold

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Tina Rose

Thank you for your inspiring work. I'm very much looking forward to seeing how this series develops

Salvador Justel

Thank you LSOO. As always it worths to be a donor of your fantastic work. I am familiar with the work of J. Campbell but something I have noticed as I have explored the world of story telling is how the stories with the hero’s journey do not really resonate with everyone the same way. I noticed that there are 3 type of people who experience stories and subsequently their own story/life differently (there might be more types, I haven’t conducted a thorough research). Those that get really inspired by hero’s journey stories are the ones that strongly resonate with the hero. They are Pro-active people because they have realised they have a goal in life and they are committed to it. They see challenges as new hills to be trekked upon and they enjoy the trek. They are aware they are living the hero’s journey and they even label or speak out the “hero’s journey” vocabulary that helps them feel as empowered as hero’s on a knightly journey. Those who enjoy hero’s journey stories but are Re-active people because they have not realised they have a goal in life. They are going with the flow but they are aware that some situations have impacted their lives more profoundly than others and that has made them aware that they are no longer the people they were, like experiencing a traumatic event or living in a foreign country. They do not use the hero’s journey vocabulary nor they see themselves as hero’s on a journey. And those who do not enjoy the grandiose hero’s journey stories but rather they enjoy more domestic, real-life journey’s. They are Re-active people too but have not felt a life changing experience– they may have gone through experiences which other people may have found transformative but they haven’t and therefore they do not highlight them. In the end stories that end up forming part of the cultural collective unconscious are those that inspire the mindset of enough people that it re-directs the cultural goals and dreams of a civilisation. This leads me to lots of interesting questions: How far can we inspire people to become hero’s of their journeys? Is there a story that has appealed to every type? Is there an educational approach that supports the multiple profiles/types of humans to facilitate them to become their own hero? Is the current cultural-economic system allowing space for those who are not “born heroes” to express their heroism in their “domestic” ways? Or is the current cultural-economic system biased towards prompting those seen as “born heroes”? Are more “born heroes” in societies where struggle is a daily issue? are we living too comfortable? Thanks again LSOO for your great work.

Antonio Farfán

Thanks a lot for this video. It is difficult to describe how deep your videos resonate and this one is one of the best ones. I feel incredibly honored to be able to support it as a patron. By the way, I was surprised not to see a mention to Don Quixote, since it is the ultimative story of a man trying to live his reality following the rules of fiction, perhaps in the second part?

Like Stories of Old
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Thanks! Episode 2 will definitely address some of those points, although I will also focus on the risks of believing you are on a hero's journey as it might set you up for some bitter disappointments and unrealistic expectations.

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>>35941416

Second part yes :) That one will focus more on how we live (or try to) live our lives according to the rules of fiction as you say.

Kevin Bjorke

I wonder if Neo will return by part three -- one of those rare mainstream films whose message is "step away from the story" (a promise discarded in the sequels, alas)