convore.json/groups/dramatica/when-actuality-is-the-problem-and-perception-is-the-solution/messages.json

[{"user_id": 7664, "stars": [], "topic_id": 43444, "date_created": 1312765987.411731, "message": "A sociopath's problem would come from people knowing what he really is, but if he can fool people, he's solved his problem.", "group_id": 2515, "id": 1817435}, {"user_id": 33839, "stars": [], "topic_id": 43444, "date_created": 1312764707.9092901, "message": "Any examples come to mind?  \n\nI feel like I've got this down to a crucial element pairing between the MC and the IC, but I'm lacking any examples to get a grasp on this.  All of what I've seen on the storyforms have Perception as the problem, not Actuality.", "group_id": 2515, "id": 1817356}, {"user_id": 33839, "stars": [], "topic_id": 43444, "date_created": 1312767293.5872581, "message": "Got it, good example - fits perfectly (I think - see my response to your other thread).", "group_id": 2515, "id": 1817609}, {"user_id": 7645, "stars": [], "topic_id": 43444, "date_created": 1312767995.702282, "message": "Ha - was logging on to give an example almost completely like @MikeDerk's -- a story I hard written was similar to that - the IC Problem was Actuality - all this evidence that he had killed someone but he couldn't remember ever doing it. As long as he could keep up the Perception that he was a decent individual things were OK. He was Steadfast though (because he really was doing these things).", "group_id": 2515, "id": 1817639}, {"user_id": 33839, "stars": [], "topic_id": 43444, "date_created": 1312768869.6159091, "message": "Well, the good news is after listening to a bunch of these podcasts, I have no fear of asking questions. Everybody seems to struggle nailing these things down. There's moments when I look at my iphone to see if it's still working because of long pauses, lol.", "group_id": 2515, "id": 1817703}, {"user_id": 7664, "stars": [], "topic_id": 43444, "date_created": 1312769186.6080151, "message": "Here is another (possible) answer. In the back-half of \"Life is Beautiful\", the Actuality of being in a nazi detention camp is a problem -- but keeping of the Perception of gayety allows the MC to shield his son from the reality. (I doubt this is the actual storyform.)", "group_id": 2515, "id": 1817740}, {"user_id": 30287, "stars": [], "topic_id": 43444, "date_created": 1312896564.8337419, "message": "\"Dexter\" is a good example. The Actuality is that he's a serial killer, but he has to maintain the Perception that he's a regular guy.", "group_id": 2515, "id": 1831108}, {"user_id": 33839, "stars": [], "topic_id": 43444, "date_created": 1312897562.4047949, "message": "@ScreenwritingScreenwriter Great example.", "group_id": 2515, "id": 1831270}, {"user_id": 38500, "stars": [], "topic_id": 43444, "date_created": 1312899096.2970309, "message": "But is that actually Dexter's problem/solution, or his symptom/response? I think his problem is probably something a bit bigger.", "group_id": 2515, "id": 1831463}, {"user_id": 38500, "stars": [], "topic_id": 43444, "date_created": 1312902246.438565, "message": "In fact in that case a real problem/solution for him might be inertia/change.", "group_id": 2515, "id": 1831952}, {"user_id": 7645, "stars": [], "topic_id": 43444, "date_created": 1312904269.753705, "message": "Yeah in that case it sounds more like symptom/response", "group_id": 2515, "id": 1832196}, {"user_id": 10814, "stars": [], "topic_id": 43444, "date_created": 1312916562.4005489, "message": "And, of course, you'd need to specify WHICH story in Dexter you are thinking about.  Each season seems to have a different story to explore.", "group_id": 2515, "id": 1833759}]