Sadder Than Fiction

Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2024/11/16/fiction/There's a short story that I tried on-and-off to write, but I've now given up on it. The concepts it makes light of all feel a bit too close-to-home, as conspiracy theorists increasingly migrate from the 'harmless nutjob' to the 'dangerous political leader' category.00:00 Intro 00:43 Sadder Than Fiction 01:38 My never-completed short story 03:50 My influences 04:37 My intentions 05:05 How conspiracy theorists ruined my concept by making it not-funny-anymore 06:52 Outro