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<blockquote data-quote="bloodtide" data-source="post: 8694468" data-attributes="member: 6684958">I can help with the double meaning of &quot;Railroad&quot; being both good and bad.Take Performance Magic.&nbsp; Ok, perfomance magic is not real.&nbsp; Sorry to shatter any illusions.So ask someone would they like to be tricked, deceived or lied too and you will get a hard passionate NO.Now this is exactly what performance magic does, and millions love it and have no problem with it.&nbsp; You can break down the magic audience into three easy groups:1.The Clueless.&nbsp; They think the performance magic is real &quot;magic&quot;.&nbsp; They can't figure it out...and it looks impossible.&nbsp; They have been told it's &quot;not real&quot;, but it sure &quot;looks real&quot;.&nbsp; And try as they might, they can't figure out how that rabbit was pulled out of the empty hat.&nbsp; Even when you might try to explain it, many don't want to know.....they want to &quot;keep the magic alive&quot; for them.&nbsp; They can't (or don't wish to) figure it out means it's &quot;real&quot; magic to them.2.The Knowers.&nbsp; They are much more fascinated by &quot;how&quot; the stage magic was done then just watching it.&nbsp; They get enjoyment from figuring out how the trick was done.&nbsp; They like to know things.&nbsp; Many of these people often do magic themselves.3.The Fans.&nbsp; They like magic.&nbsp; They are fully aware it's a trick, but they don't care.&nbsp; They are fine with being fooled, ticked, deceived and such for entertainment.&nbsp; They will avoid learning much about magic, again to keep the wonder alive.The same is true for novels/TV shows/Movies.&nbsp; Some are clueless and just enjoy them.&nbsp; Some know about story crafting and can spot and see things with no problem, and can enjoy that craft.&nbsp; And many know the whole story is fake, set up and crafted...and ignore all that, so they can be entertained.In both cases the trickery and deception is for a good outcome.Railroading is exactly the same:&nbsp; Some are clueless they are even &quot;on a rail&quot; or something.&nbsp; Some know and see the railroad and enjoy watching the track being laid.&nbsp; And some know fully well it is happening, but just sit back and relax and let it happen to have fun.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bloodtide, post: 8694468, member: 6684958"] I can help with the double meaning of "Railroad" being both good and bad. Take Performance Magic. Ok, perfomance magic is not real. Sorry to shatter any illusions. So ask someone would they like to be tricked, deceived or lied too and you will get a hard passionate NO. Now this is exactly what performance magic does, and millions love it and have no problem with it. You can break down the magic audience into three easy groups: 1.The Clueless. They think the performance magic is real "magic". They can't figure it out...and it looks impossible. They have been told it's "not real", but it sure "looks real". And try as they might, they can't figure out how that rabbit was pulled out of the empty hat. Even when you might try to explain it, many don't want to know.....they want to "keep the magic alive" for them. They can't (or don't wish to) figure it out means it's "real" magic to them. 2.The Knowers. They are much more fascinated by "how" the stage magic was done then just watching it. They get enjoyment from figuring out how the trick was done. They like to know things. Many of these people often do magic themselves. 3.The Fans. They like magic. They are fully aware it's a trick, but they don't care. They are fine with being fooled, ticked, deceived and such for entertainment. They will avoid learning much about magic, again to keep the wonder alive. The same is true for novels/TV shows/Movies. Some are clueless and just enjoy them. Some know about story crafting and can spot and see things with no problem, and can enjoy that craft. And many know the whole story is fake, set up and crafted...and ignore all that, so they can be entertained. In both cases the trickery and deception is for a good outcome. Railroading is exactly the same: Some are clueless they are even "on a rail" or something. Some know and see the railroad and enjoy watching the track being laid. And some know fully well it is happening, but just sit back and relax and let it happen to have fun. [/QUOTE]

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