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Originally Posted by Uncle Robin
How it could have been worded to make it uncontestably clear to any reader regardless of their language background, I'm not sure.
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I would have thought the multiple followup posts where I claim "that's not what I said" would have been a sufficient start toward clarification, but then that's just me.
[what follows is unconnected to what Uncle Robin specifically posted]
To me, saying Love as a singular motivating force is overdone (or lazy or unrealistic) in fiction, is like saying greed is overdone as a motivating force (or lazy or unrealistic). Or revenge, or hate, or sociopathy. Love alone is just as valid a singular motivator as any other motivating force is in fiction. Especially when real-life examples of all of them abound.
My objection was to someone trying to brush off romantic motivation as unrealistic (or a literary crutch, or an overdone trope that needs retiring) instead of simply acknowledging that fiction which relies heavily upon characters who are primarily motivated by love is not their cup of tea.