Or is it? Does it matter if they are valid or not? Can you just make up any story as long as it has the desired impact or effect? Create any superficial generalities and metaphors that engage or distract the listener? If you agree that stories are influential and that you are influenced by them, should people that happen to be fluent in creating them affect society disproportionately? Which stories should be encouraged? Which should be suppressed? What do stories help to maintain? What do they help to discourage? Are most stories tribal differentiators? If everyone agrees a story is good, does that make it good and worthy of distribution? Should you just isolate and meditate and not listen to or express anything at all? Which stories are not being told? Does having lots of resources mean that you can legitimately create the most chatter, spread it more widely and have the most influence? Do the oldest and longest-lasting stories have the most value? Or on the contrary, are they not that important and only a reflection of the bias of the people creating them that over-emphasizes their value? Is motivation important in creating stories? What is your story?
It’s all about the Story
