> Doesn’t that mean it is true to form?

Yes, that's exactly what it means. Like I say, a few years ago I wouldn't have thought anything of it, but now it's behind painfully clear how formulaic that kind of writing is.

> Can you not imagine that some people like reading stories written by others?

This is quite uncharitable and a straw man. I love reading stories written by others. I'm complaining very specifically about the over reliance on tropes of the form.

I also wasn't leading with the complaint, I was leading with the curiosity I feel about how writing will develop as a result of what I'm seeing here, as I'm sure I'm not the only one who suddenly feels different about human made writing. That's not too say I don't lament it, either, but it is what it is.