Post by @NuclearSquid@piaille.fr

2026-09-23 08:00 UTC

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social I don’t think this framing of "high / low classes" in fairy tails is an ill-intentionned choice. I saw a guy on Youtube called Shnee (I believe) talk about a very similar phenomenon between Disney and Pixar. Basically Disney writes aspirational movies (the girl who rises against misogyny and proves she is a fierce warrior in Mulan) while Pixar writes relatable movies (the top athlete tries to build meaningful connection in an environment he doesn’t know in Cars). This is basically the same thing here. Knights and queens are aspirational, peasants are relatable. I prefer the latter personally, but the former is fine too, for me.

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@NuclearSquid@piaille.fr 2026-09-23 08:08

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social PS : this sort of dichotomy is present in a *LOT* of media, not just fairy tails and Disney. Most super-heroes are very aspirational, but Spider-Man is much more relatable (smaller scale physical conflicts, more personal problems, struggling to pay rent…) Lord of the Rings is both at once: the Aragorn and pals plot is very aspirational (the knight leading the army and taking the throne), while the Frodo and Sam plot is very relatable (two hungry and tired guys walking impossibly far) Fairy tails have most likely an extreme dichotomy due to their oral nature, but yeah, having a nice balance of the two seems (to me) to be the most healthy.

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@hamishb@mstdn.ca 2026-09-23 15:12

Aspirationalsim is an essential ingredient in consumer culture. They've got to keep kids wanting more things. @NuclearSquid@piaille.fr @juergen_hubert@mementomori.social

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