That's a big part of it - you can't always tell why something is popular and resonates with people, and you're rarely going to guess at a good replacement. Insofar as I ever cared about HP (which was not much), it was the 'Special Sad Bullied Orphan with a Special Destiny' wish-fulfillment that hooked me as a sad bullied kid. I'm still not aware of media that really hits all the same spots without being politically unpalatable to me for different reasons.
But honestly, what I was talking about isn't even that deep. Even when it comes to things as low-stakes "I've been hyperfixating on Blorbo too much, I should draw/write about some other characters for a change", imposing some kind of obligation on myself or giving myself internal quotas just made me less passionate and creative.
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That's a big part of it - you can't always tell why something is popular and resonates with people, and you're rarely going to guess at a good replacement. Insofar as I ever cared about HP (which was not much), it was the 'Special Sad Bullied Orphan with a Special Destiny' wish-fulfillment that hooked me as a sad bullied kid. I'm still not aware of media that really hits all the same spots without being politically unpalatable to me for different reasons.
But honestly, what I was talking about isn't even that deep. Even when it comes to things as low-stakes "I've been hyperfixating on Blorbo too much, I should draw/write about some other characters for a change", imposing some kind of obligation on myself or giving myself internal quotas just made me less passionate and creative.