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  It's still true. Every story follows certain tropes, and once you understand them you can see the story unfold miles away.  And while many stories try and do subvert tropes, it's usually just a single piece of the overall story.
context: Once you learn about storytelling you know that pretty much every story follows the same outline. Every romance has the same plot. Every fantasy. Adventure. Etc. There’s only so many ways to tell a story and they’ve all been done before. >
  
  This isn't true; it's just that popular stories tend to follow the same outline. People have figured out that others generally like stories told in a certain way and favor certain setups and payoffs.