It's because "boring reality" is the least real thing in the world. No one can experience statistical trends but everyone can relate to a story.

I don't know about you but I see myself and everyone else in my life as a character, with a role in the life-story of every person they meet. And none of these stories are boring. Everyone in the world has a nuanced personality, unique memories and almost infinitely complex mind.

It only becomes boring when you abstract all of that away, to create models (like physics or economics) that are often very useful but don't relate that much to lived experience. The "dissociated" stories win because they're closer to what people actually see.