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Re:A lack of male protagonists is making it harder to get yo... by bulbar on Sunday November 08, 2026 @11:08AM (#50414432)
I don't think that's the incentive. Executives don't care about such things. It's just that they are risk adverse, they try to avoid drama as that's a risk.
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Re:A lack of male protagonists is making it harder to get yo... by hunterpayne on Sunday November 08, 2026 @03:43PM (#50416991)
Avoiding drama is the exact opposite of what you want to do in publishing. This sentence is true for both meanings of the word 'drama'.
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