Our writers' room has started feeling like a performance of diversity rather than actual diverse thinking, where we each represent our 'perspective' instead of just being people with ideas. The work is getting more careful and less surprising.
More people experience this than they realize.
The well-intentioned focus on representation has transformed individual creativity into demographic responsibility, constraining the very voices it meant to elevate.
“Where Are You with The fear of beginning?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.