Genre fiction and litfic are neither good or bad. They are merely indifferent. People who grasp for them, saying "this is good, that is bad" are delusional animals.
>>25172067seems to me worth preserving the idea that pushing forward the history of culture is a more interesting goal for a text than appealing to consumer desires. i say this as a huge fan of pulps.
>>25172074>pushing forward the history of culture is a more interesting goalThis shall remain quiet and meaningless until you clarify what "pushing forward the history of culture" means.
>>25172067Moreover, all "literary" works may be found to have generic qualities which tie them to a tradition of storytelling, hence making the distinction moot
