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15 pointsraytopia2 comments

Why worry so much about the world building . In literature, the plot and character development is way more important than the believability or accuracy of the world they inhabit. Is this for computer games or movies? If so, then accuracy matters more.

There's a lot of people who enjoy worldbuilding/creating a setting more then storytelling.

Also a lot of worldbuilding gets judged based on how fleshed out or "realistic" it is which can cause a lot of stress if you feel like you need to make something that matches the complexity of real life.

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