counternarrative full of abstract ideas, but it often lacks an identifiable hero and villain. Our “good guys” are just those willing to commit to a set of abstract ideals and procedural rules, and our “bad guys” are those who refuse to do so. The entire package can feel lifeless, bloodless, hatched in a lab. I passionately believe it is correct … but I also have to accept that it doesn’t get people’s adrenaline pumping the way a 3P narrative does.
