[UNPOPULAR OPINION] World-builders who say the world isn't worth saving, or the hero isn't worth following, are some of the most talented people creating fiction today

&#x200B;<br><br>When I was younger, I loved superhero comics, fantasy, and science fiction. I loved a lot of things, but what I loved the most was the idea that you could make a difference in the world. That no matter what, there was always a way to save someone or something. That's why I loved the X-Men so much. It was a comic about a group of people with superpowers, fighting for the rights of those with superpowers. The idea that you could be a mutant, and have a community that cared enough about you to risk their lives to protect you was such a great idea to me.<br><br>&#x200B;<br><br>But then, something changed. I started reading comics where supervillains weren't just evil because they were evil, but because the world wasn't worth saving. That the heroes, with their powers and their morals, and their dedication to fighting for what's right, was a waste of time. The world was going to end, and there was nothing that anyone could do to stop it. So what was the point? Why even care? Why even try to save anyone or anything? There was no point.<br><br>&#x200B;<br><br>The same happened in other forms of fiction, from science fiction to fantasy. Worlds that weren't worth saving, or heroes that weren't worth following. The universe was a cold and empty place, and you could never make a difference in it.<br><br>&#x200B;<br><br>I don't like that. I don't like the idea that the world isn't worth saving. That you can never make a difference. That things are always going to be bad, and they're always going to stay that way.<br><br>&#x200B;<br><br>But, I can understand why some people like it. Why some world-builders like it. I know that it can be hard to believe in a world that's worth saving. A world where things can always get better. Where people can always make a difference. Where heroes can always be heroes. I know that it's easy to say that nothing ever gets better. That everything is doomed to stay the same, or get worse. It's easy to be pessimistic about the future. It's easy to say that the world isn't worth saving.<br><br>&#x200B;<br><br>But, I still like the idea of a world that's worth saving. A world that you can always make a difference in. A world where heroes can be heroes. I like the idea of being a hero, or of having a hero to care about. I like the idea of saving the world. Not because it's easy, or because it's guaranteed to work, but because it's worth it. Because you care.<br><br>&#x200B;<br><br>I know that a lot of people don't like that. I know that a lot of people can't relate to the idea that things can always get better. That people can always make a difference. But, I don't care. I don't care if that makes me naive, or unrealistic, or overly optimistic. I don't care if I can't relate to that. Because, I do relate to the idea of wanting to make a difference. Of wanting to save the world.<br><br>&#x200B;<br><br>So, to all the world-builders that say the world isn't worth saving, or the hero isn't worth following, I have this to say: I get it. I know it can be hard to believe. But, maybe, just maybe, you're wrong. Maybe the world is worth saving, and maybe the hero is worth following. Maybe things don't have to be the way that they are, and maybe they can always get better.<br><br>&#x200B;<br><br>I don't know. Maybe I'm wrong, and maybe I'm naive, or unrealistic, or overly optimistic. But, I would rather be all of those things than to live in a world where nothing ever matters, and nothing ever makes a difference, and nobody ever gets to be a hero.