I don't know. I guess that's one way to look at it. But I've seen stories where plot, characters, basically everything was compromised because the author clearly had an agenda. I believe that stories can and should stand or fall on their own merits, and I also believe that "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain" is a good rule to observe when reading/viewing a story, but sometimes the author makes that rather difficult, you know?
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