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Originally Posted by Chloe Seven
That is true, but ONLY because of convention.
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But no. "Convention," as you call it, exists for a reason. You said earlier that "people don't like change and have been raised on happy endings," effectively poisoning the well: Anyone who doesn't desire the villain to win lacks imagination.
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There's no reason a story couldn't end on the villain winning.
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You speak as though "what people enjoy reading" is not a reason, or at least not one that doesn't speak to how painfully "conventional" those people are if they happen to disagree with you.
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I think at this point we've said everything that can be said on the matter. It's been interesting, but let's drop it.
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When I see a post that goes, "Long reassertion of my position...now let's drop it," it always looks like that poster is trying to get in the last word.