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You have an excellent sense of mystery. There's something to you, but I cannot tell what. Perhaps I'm not digging deep enough. I was wondering if you had any thoughts on leaving things to the imagination. Like, how many details need to be communicated for something to have maximum value and stuff. Not all questions need answers and I feel like a time when the observer is left guessing is a golden one. So... your thoughts? When is this done well, poorly, etc.
i don't think of myself as a particularly interesting or deep person. i don't know what it could be that you are seeing in me, but i do not have your eyes.
hmmm, that is a complicated question. *the sound of the gears in my brain slowly turning
generally, i think over-explaining things is bad. stories have been ruined, not improved, by creators trying to explain every single detail, or just being overly self indulgent in a way that doesn't add anything of value to the audience.
i am not a good or experienced writer, but in my few attempts at writing i'd usually try to lay down every single detail in text. later i realize that's more useful to me, than anyone who might potentially read it, and try to cut down on it when editing. so much can be just assumed by a careful reader.
i like the idea that every story has two creators, the writer and the one who experiences it through reading or otherwise, there's value in letting people interpret some things and write their own conclusions in their head.
there are many reasons why creators might choose to not be open about something and not all of them are good ones but i'm not feeling like getting into that can of worms tbh.
i like cryptic plots, a lot of my favourite media have them. but on the other hand i am quite stupid and need things explained to me more often than not, but that is a me problem.
tl;dr it really depends what it is, i suppose. i don't need every detail of someone's biography or how something works. so i'm like 70/30 on this, siding towards keeping things mysterious.
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