: Re: The extent of obscure references How far is too far? If I am aiming for considerable accessibility, and, in my story, I mention Salvador Dali whose name is tier-2, not on the level of Picasso

If the references are meaningful to you, keep them.

In removing those references in order not to confuse readers,
you remove you from the story.

My guess:
Removing you from the story
will remove the very thing
that would have attracted readers.
Net result:
Fewer readers, rather than more.

Be yourself, right out loud, right there in your stories.
The people who show up will be your audience.
Anyone who is puzzled by your references
would likely never have been your audience anyway.
And they certainly would never have been the kind of audience you want.

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