fiction doesn’t have kayfabe the way wrestling does. it doesn’t pretend to be real and doesn’t need the pretense of being real to function, unlike wrestling (and presumably astrology)
Wrestling only pretends to be real on the absolute surface, but you’re supposed to understand that it’s fiction. Once you’re past that detail its fundamentally just a very specific type of theater.
which is another thing i just can’t understand. maybe the real take is professional wrestling is astrology for men
At that point you’ve kind of reached the level of “Why do people enjoy fiction if they know it’s not real”
fiction doesn’t have kayfabe the way wrestling does. it doesn’t pretend to be real and doesn’t need the pretense of being real to function, unlike wrestling (and presumably astrology)
What do you think suspension of disbelief is?
Do you understand why people like to watch theater or movies?
theater and movies don’t claim to be real, it’s not the same thing
Wrestling only pretends to be real on the absolute surface, but you’re supposed to understand that it’s fiction. Once you’re past that detail its fundamentally just a very specific type of theater.