“Art is the close scrutiny of reality and therefore I put on the stage only those things that I know happen in our society.”
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Religion enabled society to organise itself to debate goodness, just as Greek drama had once done.
All you now do is pursue your private objectives within society. Instead of us being a community, everybody is asked to seek their own personal ends. It's called competition. And competition is antagonism.
The human mind is a dramatic structure in itself and our society is absolutely saturated with drama.
The only thing of value I have in this life is my ability to tell a story, whether in print, orating, writing it down or having people acting it out. That's why I'm always hoping society never collapses because the first ones to go will be entertainers.