In which there are ghosts – sam[ ]zdat
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Plato is hard, so let’s shitpost about art.
Plato is hard, so let’s shitpost about art. related : The Guardian’s Inferno and Notes on Values I Plato is hard, so let’s shitpost about art. SSC writes a response to The Good Guy/Bad Guy Myth by Catherine Nichols. Nichols’ piece claims that good vs. evil stories are distinctly modern, older tales were more ambiguous, this was a causal factor for modern nationalism and subsequent atrocities. On one hand, I don’t want to look a gift-horse in the mouth. I’m in favor of Old Books, they are indeed complex, thanks for the backup. Nichols’ underlying premise is w
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