yeah, i read valentes post and it was just... sad/depressing because it speaks to things, both within the sci-fi/fantasy genre and much more broadly, that are just...true :/

(and depressing because to me, its not really an individual matter because individuals, if they are so inclined, can always grow, change, expand their worldview etc. but on a much broader, society/cultural level...things change, and yet they don't...)