Some might write off generation Z as narcissists, but they are more open and honest than the rest of us
There’s a theme running through the cultural hits of recent years, those stories we went particularly mad for. Fleabag, Cat Person, Girls, Russian Doll, Sally Rooney’s Conversations With Friends are all stories about women, true, but the other theme is emotional honesty. They are about admitting the shameful, painful truth.
Written 10 years ago, these women might have been glamorously defensive and closed off – “strong female characters”. On the other hand, those characters whose embarrassing truths float near the surface – David Brent and his ilk – were villains or the butt of the joke. Now if you want your story to go viral, you need to make them the sympathetic ones.
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