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 This is also why, generally, stories can't really explore complex specific modern themes (like, I dunno, the ills of cryptocurrency) in a Fantasy setting. It just doesn't connect together. In contrast, much simpler general themes (the bond between a father and son, for example) can be explored in virtually any setting.
+I almost forgot what I actually called this section. The other major aspect of determining whether a theme is in your head or not has to do with the context of the story.\\
+Basically, some things in the story will either //support// or //undermine// the theme. In Jurassic Park, the theme //Life, uh, finds a way// is undermined by the park being badly designed. In contrast, the //Zoo Mismanagement// theme is supported by the park being badly designed.\\
+A different example is the film //The Platform//, which I haven't seen, but I have seen [[you>4yMdPMg170Y|this]] video about it. The intended theme of that film is that capitalism is bad. However, that theme is undermined by two things:
+  - The fact that you cannot meaningfully connect the theme to the subject.
+  - The fact that the food is being granted to everyone through a centralized conveyor which literally goes top-down, which is not capitalist. Capitalism is explicitly decentralized.
+The film actually is a better "socialism is bad" film than a "capitalism is bad" film (oops). Though in either case you still can't meaningfully connect those themes to the subject of the film. More broadly, it can be interpreted as saying that "even if you did your best to share resources equally, there might still never be enough".