"For whatever reason though, the powers that be seem to think that we all want our escapism to come with a side dish of nostalgia." Or they know that setting things later requires a different type of storytelling that includes on-person technology. Cell phones were enough of a challenge, but smart phones ruined a lot when it comes to modern-day storytelling.
True! Though that's been a challenge for a while now, and this recent spate of recent history period periods is, er, recent. Definitely a part of it, though!
I did interview someone who talked about how hard it was to write around it. It's no fun if everyone can find you and you can google all the info you need at any time. Sucks the ,mystery out of life.
"For whatever reason though, the powers that be seem to think that we all want our escapism to come with a side dish of nostalgia." Or they know that setting things later requires a different type of storytelling that includes on-person technology. Cell phones were enough of a challenge, but smart phones ruined a lot when it comes to modern-day storytelling.
True! Though that's been a challenge for a while now, and this recent spate of recent history period periods is, er, recent. Definitely a part of it, though!
I did interview someone who talked about how hard it was to write around it. It's no fun if everyone can find you and you can google all the info you need at any time. Sucks the ,mystery out of life.
The new solution is to have AI give everyone in your story incorrect information until its so unreliable they stop asking.