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Powerful contender for favourite thing I've read in the last 30 days.


Agreed. I love everything about this, the message, the style. Writing like this is why I fell in love with blogs.


To each their own. This rapidly lost my attention due to the meandering, abstract writing style. I ended up skim reading down to the conclusion, deciding it was a nihilistic take on things, and moving on.

Variety is the spice of life though, I’m glad it was enjoyed by others.


This is by far the most common complaint I see directed towards the writings and media that I enjoy the most, both in fiction and in non-fiction. Oblique narratives where nothing happens, nobody is happy, everyone dies, and no message is taught or learned are my favourite. Interstellar. Neon Genesis Evangelion. Full Metal Jacket. Most recently, the latest instalment of EPIC: The Musical.

I can't really explain why I like them so much. They scratch a cosmic itch I don't fully understand, and the answer isn't simply validating negative sentiment toward the world or other trivial possibilities that immediately spring to mind.




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