I think we’re talking at crossed purposes here. Relatability isn’t popularity. If I wrestled a Bengal tiger into submission and rode it across the subcontinent, I’m sure a lot of people would want to hear me talk about that. But unless they’d also ridden across India on a subdued tiger, it wouldn’t foster a sense of empathy, kinship or mutual understanding.
I think we’re talking at crossed purposes here. Relatability isn’t popularity. If I wrestled a Bengal tiger into submission and rode it across the subcontinent, I’m sure a lot of people would want to hear me talk about that. But unless they’d also ridden across India on a subdued tiger, it wouldn’t foster a sense of empathy, kinship or mutual understanding.