Further writing thoughts and prompts

I started reading writing prompts off of reddit yesterday and I must say, there are some really great ideas for writing. Some of them have definitely sparked a few ideas in me, though others have more made me want to read that story as done by someone else. Like, what are all the places other people can take this thing?

There was a particularly cool one I read today about everyone on earth simultaneously hearing a voice announce that the server was being shut down for good in 2 hours and thanks everyone for playing Human. There were a few cool stories written from it, but it didn't quite cover my own ideas for it, so it could be something I could write about. However, it has since occurred to me that the whole scenario is reminiscent of the Roy game on Rick and Morty. It's a bit tricky to top anything they've done on the show.

I think some of the most intriguing prompts have been about different ways in which humanity would be considered bizarre to the rest of the universe. There was one about what if music were considered dangerous to the rest of the universe and humanity's ability to have, make, and enjoy so much of it made us tremendously scary/dangerous. Them trying to deal with us without letting on our power imbalance makes for further potentials as well. Of course, then I start thinking of bits from Restaurant at the End of the Universe, and potential plots take a very different turn. I love that idea that I've seen puttering about the net, the headcannon where we are akin to space orcs, or that like in the Star Trek type future, we are powerful because we are so very crazy. Like, the reason why we're the only ones to defeat the borg is due to our unpredictability. That terran problems with tech going awry, such as with the holodeck, is because we just have to try things because it's there. Of course, now I just want to go back and reread all those posts on the matter. Basically, the human race is one big Rick and Morty, and the rest of the universe don't know how to deal.

The most amusing part of all this is that I keep writing about writing, rather than simply writing. But hey, it's a start and better than nothing.

Meh

There are too many stories. Mainly I am referring to movies and tv. I read recently someone briefly expound on how our culture as a whole is fragmenting itself due to the glut of shared experiences. Thinking on it, I have to agree. We have certain memes and movies such that a large portion of society can share them, but how many shows/movies/games are there now compared to even a few decades ago? Throughout history, you would still have your share of in-jokes and memes, but there's never been a time of so many all at once, compounding, as we have more and more that are available to view at will. No more is there the shared moments of many millions watching a show or event because they'll only ever see it once. Well, mostly.

There are certainly shows more common of which most people are aware, like the Office or Friends, but fandoms continue to fragment. Some kids watch this streamer, or that. Some watch these shows or that, and all have complete control over what they watch and when. Gone (mostly) is the forced time slot that everyone has to watch at the same time. More, little remains of the boredom of waiting for another show to come on and watching something else in the meantime, potentially finding something new, or at least sharing an experience that others might have.

How many books, outside of Harry Potter and Shades of Grey, do people have in common as having read? Twilight and Percy Jackson maybe, but that's still a pretty low number.

This is not to say that there aren't many amazing stories. It is instead that there are too many for there to be universal, shared experiences to bring people together. Hmm.