Also, for what it’s worth, I also don’t think of myself as the kind of person to naturally gravitate towards the apocalypse/”saving the world” trope. From a purely narrative-aesthetic perspective, I much prefer the idea of building novel things, pioneering new frontiers, realizing the potential of humanity, etc, as opposed to trying to prevent disaster, reduce risk, etc. I am quite disappointed at reality for not conforming to my literary preferences.
Seconded: mine also isn’t.
Also, for what it’s worth, I also don’t think of myself as the kind of person to naturally gravitate towards the apocalypse/”saving the world” trope. From a purely narrative-aesthetic perspective, I much prefer the idea of building novel things, pioneering new frontiers, realizing the potential of humanity, etc, as opposed to trying to prevent disaster, reduce risk, etc. I am quite disappointed at reality for not conforming to my literary preferences.