The gazelle or the lion?

Jerry Seinfeld points out how while watching animal documentaries, we are always rooting for the main character.

If a documentary is made from a gazelle’s point of view, we are rooting for the gazelle to outrun the lion. In another show shot from the lion’s point of view, we are rooting for the lion to catch the gazelle and feed its family.

People always get behind the main character of a story.

What happens to our favourite stories when they are told from the perspective of their villans? When you have a disagreement, what happens to you when you hear the story from the other person’s perspective?

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