fwiw, while the end of Ants and Grasshopper was really impactful to me, I did feel like the the first half was “worth the price of admission”. (Though yeah, this selkie story didn’t accomplish that for me). I can imagine an alt ending to the grasshopper one that focused on “okay, but, like, literally today right now, what I do with all these people who want resources from me that I can’t afford to give?”.
fwiw, while the end of Ants and Grasshopper was really impactful to me, I did feel like the the first half was “worth the price of admission”. (Though yeah, this selkie story didn’t accomplish that for me). I can imagine an alt ending to the grasshopper one that focused on “okay, but, like, literally today right now, what I do with all these people who want resources from me that I can’t afford to give?”.