text: Cecelia: One of the reasons I love reading fictonal stories is that
  Cecelia: Because we behave out of our emotions and prejudices in real life, it can be so hard to have empathy at all
  Cecelia: So at least I want to be able to empathize while reading fiction
  Nolan: I read an analogy recently
  Cecelia: Oh
  Cecelia: What kind of analogy?
  Nolan: That people don’t call crime writers sociopaths or think they’re serial killers just because they write stories where sometimes very gruesome things happen and very intricate schemes are included
  Nolan: And they don’t say bad things about those who read or watch such titles either
  Nolan: Violence
  Nolan: In action films, too, they can be very graphic
  Cecelia: Yeah, that's true
  Cecelia: Sometimes I find it difficult to watch, it can be so extreme
  Nolan: And all of that is illegal and frowned on in real life
  Nolan: But people think it’s okay to enjoy it when it’s fiction and don’t think of the creators as monsters either
  Nolan: So why are people so ready to jump at those who create other “controversial” stories? Well, I guess it's a difficult topic, I get it that some things shouldn't be promoted, perhaps, but should we pretend they don't exist? I'm not sure myself
target: Cecelia loves reading fiction because she believes it helps her empathize. 