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Sure, you can absolute argue for something like the John Wick franchise being competence porn based around a single character (he certainly is competent!), but I tend to prefer stories built around the satisfaction that comes from seeing a team or group of extremely competent people synthesizing their skills and learning to work together.
Competence Porn Is Comforting — Where Can I Find More of It? - Reactor Rachel Ayers 2024
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Competence porn doesn’t have to be realistic—no normal person is out here believing they’ll ever have the observational or computational power of Sherlock Holmes or the ingenuity and efficacy of MacGyver—but it does have to exist within the realm of human experience, providing viewers with something they may never achieve but can aspire to.
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