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cc_ashby on Sept 5, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Chekhov's Gun

I wonder how much this principle holds with respect to real life stories, which is filled with irrelevant details. Of course you can render true stories to have a dramatic version.

neals on Sept 5, 2021 [–]

Real life stories are never really done, any small detail can still eventually come back as a main feature.

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